How human rights lawyer Amal Clooney uses her platform
CL25’s celebrity closing main stage speaker, Amal Clooney, will share how the event serves as a channel to fight social injustice. Author: Kathy Gale Amal Clooney will round out the main stage schedule at CL25's "Using Your Platform to Fight Social Injustice" session. Amal Alamuddin was born in Beirut in 1978. He fled the Lebanese civil war with his family when he was young and settled near London. Today, the world knows her as Amal Clooney - a Hollywood star who became a Hollywood star after marrying actor George Clooney in 2014. By then, however, the international law and human rights barrister - a British lawyer authorized to argue cases in the High Court - had long since become a Hollywood star. A superstar in her own right, she has been recognized by the legal community for her work in high-profile cases involving mass atrocities, including representing Sudanese and Armenian genocide victims. Clooney has served as an adviser to the…
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Toyota offers $75 compensation to RAV4 owners with battery failure, lawyer says
Each of the 12 plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit will receive $5,000 go through Brad Anderson July 31, 2024 13:40 Affected RAV models may be equipped with a 12-volt battery that does not clamp properly and may short-circuit. Toyota recalled 1.9 million RAV4s in November 2023 due to this problem. Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a defect in battery terminals that could cause vehicles to stall or even catch fire. Some Toyota RAV4 owners in the U.S. may be eligible for $75 million in damages. At the same time, the attorneys involved in the case will receive $13,250,000 in legal fees and $350,000 in expenses. The first lawsuit related to the issue was filed in March 2021. Shortly before that, NHTSA began investigating battery issues in 2013 to 2018 RAV4s. It was quickly determined that vehicles with front-end damage that was subsequently repaired may have been equipped with a 12-volt replacement battery…
Arizona files lawsuit over Ram 2500 and 3500 diesel vehicles
Arizona's attorney general filed a lawsuit alleging that Ram trucks were equipped with illegal emissions devices. July 20, 2024 — Arizona's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler and engine maker Cummins, accusing the companies of selling illegal Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 diesel trucks to more than 23,600 Arizona residents. Attorney General Kris Mayes alleges that Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 trucks built from 2013 to 2019 were equipped with 6.7-liter engines and had illegal emissions suppression devices installed. The attorney general claims that Ram diesel trucks were falsely marketed as “super clean” and environmentally friendly, with extremely low emissions. According to the Arizona lawsuit, consumers were duped into buying Ram trucks that were purportedly more powerful and efficient than gasoline-powered trucks. Ram truck owners in Arizona are allegedly paying top dollar for vehicles that harm the environment and are not legal to sell. "By promoting their vehicles as environmentally friendly while secretly violating emissions standards, Cummins…
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