Tag #Legal Precedent

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Spanish Court Rules Livestock Farm Pollution Violates Fundamental Rights

A Spanish court ordered authorities to compensate residents near As Conchas reservoir for water contamination caused by nearby livestock farms, setting a European precedent for linking industrial farming pollution to fundamental rights violations.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Spanish Supreme Court Expands Personal Injury Compensation Criteria

The Spanish Supreme Court's June 17th ruling allows using traffic accident compensation criteria (Law 35/2015) for work-related illnesses and toxic exposures, potentially increasing indemnities significantly, as seen in a case involving Uralita and asbestos victims.

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Good Health and Well-being
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IACHR Rules States Must Protect Right to Stable Climate

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that states have a legal obligation to protect the right to a stable climate, impacting all 35 OAS member states and holding businesses accountable for their emissions.

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Mexican Court: Child Sexual Abuse Claims Exempt from Statute of Limitations

Mexico's Supreme Court ruled that child sexual abuse crimes do not have a statute of limitations, allowing singer Sasha Sokol to successfully sue music producer Luis de Llano for moral damages in a civil case related to abuse that occurred when she was 14 years old, in 1985. The court's decision set...

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Gender Equality
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US Courts Rule on AI Copyright: Anthropic Wins Fair Use, Meta Case Limited

Two US judges ruled in favor of Anthropic and Meta this week in separate AI copyright cases, determining that Anthropic's use of copyrighted books for AI training constitutes fair use and that Meta's use of copyrighted works did not cause financial harm to the 13 authors who sued, setting precedents...

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Huaraz Lawsuit Establishes Corporate Climate Liability

A 1941 glacial lake outburst flood in Huaraz, Peru, killed 5,000. A subsequent lawsuit against German energy company RWE, while ultimately unsuccessful, established the legal principle of corporate responsibility for climate-related damage, opening a new path for climate justice.

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ICJ Rules States Must Prevent Climate Harm, Face Potential Compensation

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, stating that countries have a legal obligation to prevent climate harm and may face compensation for failing to do so, providing a legal mechanism for vulnerable communities to hold states accountable.

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IACtHR Establishes Legal Obligations for Latin American States on Climate Change

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued a new advisory opinion on July 3, 2024, establishing the legal obligation of Latin American and Caribbean states to address climate change and protect vulnerable populations, impacting 34 OAS member countries and potentially influencing global...

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Madrid Tenants Sue Investment Fund for Harassment

Residents of Tribulete 7 building in Madrid's Lavapiés are collectively suing Elix Rental Housing for harassment, including disruptive renovations causing damage and distress, marking a first-of-its-kind case in Spain against an investment fund.

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Meta Wins Copyright Lawsuit: Judge Rules Insufficient Evidence of Market Harm

A US judge ruled in favor of Meta in a copyright lawsuit brought by authors including Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, finding that their evidence of market harm caused by Meta using their books to train its AI was insufficient, deeming the use "fair use.

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Getty Images Sues Stability AI for Copyright Infringement

Getty Images is suing Stability AI in a London court for copyright infringement, claiming Stability AI used 12 million of its images without permission to train its AI image generator; the outcome will set a precedent for AI's use of copyrighted material globally.

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Oil Companies Sued Over Heatwave Death

A Washington state lawsuit holds oil companies responsible for the heatwave death of Julie Leon in Seattle on June 28, 2021, the city's hottest day on record at 108°F, marking the first such case linking fossil fuels to a human death.

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