The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increases, and the stock is likely to perform worse.

卷入联邦讼案的可能性也会增大，而股票的表现也可能更糟。

The court of appeal in Quebec has upheld a ruling in a lawsuit ordering three big tobacco companies to pay more than eleven billion dollars in damages to smokers and ex-smokers in the Canadian province.

魁北克的上法庭维持了烟草公司讼案的原判，判决三家大型烟草公司支付超过110亿美元给加拿大魁北克省的吸烟者和已经戒烟的人。

America has long used class-action suits to punish firms and compensate consumers.

美国长期以来都用讼案惩罚公司并补偿消费者。

In Japan, the first trial in a series of lawsuits filed by thirteen same-sex couples demanding the right to get married has begun in Tokyo.

在日本，13对同性伴侣提起的一系列要求获得婚姻权的讼案在东京初审。

The class-action lawsuit against KBR was winding through the courts, making headlines along the way.

针对 KBR 的讼案正在法院审理，条新闻满天飞。

The lawsuit accuses VW of causing excessive pollution, harming public health and cheating consumers.

该讼案大众造成严重污染、损害公众健康并欺骗消费者。

But that is not the lawsuit's concern.

但这不是该讼案的重点。

We can see what Bell found at Piller's apartment and look into this lawsuit.

我们可以看看贝尔在皮勒的公寓有没有什么发现，了解一下他的讼案。

I like to think about this lawsuit as, like, the toddler problem.

我喜欢把这起讼案看成小孩的问题。

Reklai is named in a defamation lawsuit brought by a company owned by the father of Palao's president, for what the company says are false and unsubstantiated allegations about tax payments.

Reklai 被列入帕劳总统父亲拥有的一家公司提起的诽谤讼案中，该公司称这些是虚假的、未经证实的纳税。

A judge in the US state of Connecticut has ruled that a court case against the manufacturer of the weapon used in the Sandy Hook school shootings can go ahead.

康涅狄格州法院做出裁决，武器制造商讼案继续进行，该厂商武器曾制造桑迪胡克小学枪击案。

Crawford's win cementss a liberal majority on the swing state's high court with lawsuits affecting abortion and labor law at stake. For NPR News, I'm Anya Van Wagtendonk in Madison.

克劳福德的胜利巩固了自由派在这个摇摆州高等法院的多数席位，涉及堕胎权和劳动法的讼案悬而未决。NPR新闻记者Anya Van Wagtendonk在麦迪逊报道。

People with this name include Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States and lawyer Clarence Darrow, known for his role in the 1925 Scopes " Monkey" trial.

叫这个名字的名人包括美国最高法院的克拉伦斯·托马斯和律师克拉伦斯·丹诺，他因在1925年的猿猴讼案中的表现而出名。

A few years later, the lawsuit was dropped but a new ruling meant Napster was effectively unable to continue legally operating under their existing business model.

几年后，讼案撤，但是一项新的裁决意味着纳普斯特不能再继续以目前的经营模式有效经营下去，因为它已经被界定为不合法。

And, Carodine says, it's a win for Judge Barbier because this settlement likely will mark the end of major litigation related to the spill.

卡罗丁表示，这份协议也是法官巴比尔的胜利，因为这份协议很可能标志着漏没事故讼案的结束。

One attorney in the suit suggested that if the Saudi government was innocent, it wouldn't have to be afraid of the lawsuits.

讼案的一名律师表示，如果沙特政府是无辜的，那他们就没必要害怕这些讼。

The lawsuit also claims that Meta collected data on children under 13 without their parents' consent, a violation of federal law.

这起讼案还声称，Meta在未经父母同意的情况下收了13岁以下儿童的数据，这违反了联邦法律。

And his lawsuits helped inform the international copyright agreement of 1886, because he wanted to make sure he got his royalties.

也正是他的多次讼案促使了1886年的《国际版权协议》的生成 因为他想确保自己拿到版税。

The judge overseeing the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against FOX News delayed the start of the trial in Delaware today.

今天，负责监督自治领投票系统对福克斯新闻讼案的法官推迟了特拉华州审判的开庭。

Since then, roughly 150 lawsuits have been filed against American and foreign corporations for actions committed around the world.

从那以来，约有150起告美国和外国公司在世界各地进行侵权行为的讼案。