Category: court

Djokovic Given Vaccine Exemption After COVID-19 Infection Last Month: Lawyer

Novak Djokovic’s lawyers filed court papers Saturday in his challenge against deportation from Australia that show the tennis star tested positive for COVID-19 last month and recovered, grounds he used in applying for a medical exemption to the country’s strict vaccination rules. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic was denied entry at the Melbourne airport late Wednesday…


India Court Dismisses Future’s Plea to Declare Arbitration With Amazon Illegal

MUMBAI—An Indian court on Tuesday dismissed Future Retail’s plea to declare arbitration proceedings with its warring partner Amazon.com Inc. as illegal. The ruling came after Future urged a New Delhi judge that given India’s antitrust agency had suspended a 2019 deal used by Amazon to assert rights over Future, there was no legal basis for…


Novartis Says US Court Upholds Gilenya Patent

ZURICH—Novartis AG said on Tuesday a U.S. court of appeals upheld the validity of a dosage regimen patent for its multiple sclerosis treatment Gilenya, allowing a permanent injunction against Chinese generic drugmaker HEC Pharma to stay in place until the patent expires in 2027. “This decision confirms the validity of the patent and allows that…


Ontario Court Awards More Than $107M to Families Over Deadly Flight 752 Shootdown

OTTAWA—An Ontario court has awarded more than $107 million to families of six victims of the Iranian military’s downing of a passenger jet two years ago. The decision made public Monday follows a May ruling that the missile strikes amounted to an intentional act of terrorism, paving the way for relatives of those killed to…


Michigan Court Asked to Dismiss Suit to Stop Private Funding of Elections

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, wants Michigan communities to continue to accept millions of private dollars to help pay for elections. In 2020, the Zuckerberg-funded Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL) gave out $350 million in grants to help local election officials across America cope with complications from the CCP (Chinese Communist…


Myanmar Court Postpones Verdicts in 2nd Case Against Suu Kyi

BANGKOK—A court in military-ruled Myanmar postponed its verdicts Monday on two charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in which she is accused of importing and possessing walkie-talkies without following official procedures, a legal official familiar with the case said. The case in the court in the capital, Naypyitaw, is among many brought against…


Russian Court Fines Alphabet’s Google 7.2 Billion Roubles

MOSCOW—A Moscow court on Friday said it was fining Alphabet’s Google 7.2 billion roubles ($98 million) for what it said was a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems illegal, the first revenue-based fine of its kind in Russia. Moscow has increased pressure on big tech this year in a campaign that critics characterize as…


Airline Passengers Can Claim If Flight Brought Forward: EU Court

BRUSSELS—Passengers in Europe are entitled to compensation not only if their flights are delayed but also if they are brought forward by more than an hour, the European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday. Under EU rules, passengers can claim damages if their flights are canceled less than 14 days before departure or arrive more…


Briton Ordered Held by Sweden Court in Deadly Ship Collision

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—A British national has been ordered to be held in pretrial custody suspected of being drunk on the British freighter that collided with a Danish freighter off southern Sweden earlier this week, leaving one person dead and one missing. The man was a crew member on the Scot Carrier that collided Monday with Danish-flagged…


Parents of Suspect in Michigan School Shooting Due in Court

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.—The parents of a Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School were scheduled to return to court Tuesday on charges of involuntary manslaughter. A probable cause conference was scheduled in Rochester Hills District Court for James and Jennifer Crumbley. Police said the Oxford, Michigan, couple was found Dec. 4…