Category: court case

Australian Slave Keeper Jail Time Increased for Contacting Victim

On the evening before she was due to meet with police to go over statements about her experience as a slave, a frightened Tamil woman received a call at her nursing home. “If you listen to the police you’ll never be able to leave this country, you’ll be here until you perish, until you die,”…


Judge Temporarily Halts Oregon’s New Gun Permit Requirement, Magazine Ban

An Oregon state judge granted a temporary restraining order on Dec. 6 against all provisions of the state’s Ballot Measure 114, which requires a permit to purchase firearms and institutes a ban on “large-capacity” magazines. The measure, which was passed by 50.7 percent of voters on Nov. 8, was scheduled to take effect on Dec….


Civil Claim by Harry Dunn’s Family May Go Ahead in US, Judge Rules

Harry Dunn’s family can make a civil claim for damages against the teenager’s alleged killer Anne Sacoolas and her husband, a U.S. District Court has ruled. U.S. District Court of Virginia Judge Thomas Ellis on March 3 ruled to allow the claim against Sacoolas and a claim of “vicarious liability” against her husband, which, under…


US Court Rules Harry Dunn Civil Claim Against Anne Sacoolas Can Proceed

A U.S. district court has ruled that Harry Dunn’s family can bring their civil claim for alleged wrongful death against Anne Sacoolas in the United States. The U.S. diplomat’s wife had applied to have the claim dismissed on jurisdictional grounds, saying it was a matter that should be heard in a UK court. U.S. District…


Qantas Workers’ High Court Sick Leave Bid

Qantas workers who have been stood down during the COVID-19 pandemic are taking their fight for sick leave to the nation’s highest court. A Federal Court appeals bench rejected their claim in November, saying that because the employees were not working there was nothing to take leave from. Qantas won an earlier Federal Court case…