After two women filed a complaint over a gay marriage prohibition, an Austrian court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage. The court removed a clause from the underlying statute stating that each party in a marriage must be of a different sex. The judges added that homosexuals will be able to marry by the end […]
Mothers in France Sue Epilepsy Drug Manufacturer for Birth Defects
On December 13, 2016, a group of people in France filed a class-action lawsuit against Sanofi, manufacturer of anticonvulsant drug Depakine (referred to in the US as Depakote). The serious risks of birth defects of Depakine have been known in the US for decades, though France law has not allowed claims regarding pharmaceutical liability until […]