The U.S. Supreme Court rejected another bid by Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) to dismiss litigation alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices turned away a Bayer appeal and left in place a lower court decision upholding an $87 million judgment. Roundup-related lawsuits have dogged Bayer since it acquired the brand in 2018. An appeals … Read more
The legal teams for Amber Heard and Johnny Depp continued their defamation battle. However, the odds of victory in the legal case appear to be shifting in Depp’s favour, as Heard’s lawyer Elaine Bredehoft appeared irritated and fatigued in court. Bredehoft can be heard stating ‘I’m trying, I’m trying’ as she examines Heard, as Depp’s … Read more
LAHORE: Governor Punjab Omer Sarfraz Cheema on Saturday rejected Usman Buzdar’s resignation and reinstated him and his cabinet after highlighting constitutional concerns. The development came just hours after the Lahore High Court (LHC) issued an order instructing National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to administer the oath to Hamza Shahbaz at 11:30 a.m. today. Cheema … Read more
LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed the Punjab Police Inspector General (IG) to improve the police’s monitoring system after the police failed to arrest a suspect whose bail pleas were dismissed by different courts but he is still at large for the past two years. A two-member bench of the top court headed … Read more
BEIJING: Embattled Chinese developer Kaisa Group is facing a default after saying on Friday it had failed in a bid for a debt swap that would buy it crucial time, warning there was “no guarantee” it would be able to meet its payment obligations. The company is one of several real estate firms that have plunged … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: A US judge on Tuesday rejected Apple’s request to delay letting App Store offerings bypass its payment system as ordered by the court, saying it had 30 days to comply in a case brought by Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite. Apple wanted the change, ordered to be implemented by a December 9 deadline, … Read more
Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has condemned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s attempts to launch a ‘witch-hunt’ against the media as well ‘holding opposition leaders hostage’ through NAB. “The way they deal with their opponents and critics is reminiscent of the Salem witch trials. Based on frivolity and falsehoods, the PTI’s narrative is right out … Read more
A court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking acquittal of Qandeel Baloch’s brothers in the murder case of the social media star. The application was moved by parents of Qandeel Baloch who was murdered on July 16, 2016 in the name of honor. Two of her brothers Waseem and Aslam Shaheen were nominated as suspects … Read more
