Judicial remedies

Jury orders Trump to pay $83 mln for sex assault defamation

A jury in New York ordered former U.S. president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump on Friday to pay $83.3 million to compensate the writer E. Jean Carroll, whom he was found to have sexually assaulted and defamed.

The civil order, which prompted an audible gasp in the federal court, far exceeds the more than $10 million in damages for defamation that Carroll had sought.

Smoking ban appealed

The Panhellenic Association of Facilities, Consumers in Catering (PASKEDI) has lodged a petition with the Council of State, Greece's top administrative court, demanding the annulment of the decision to enforce the smoking ban introduced in 2009 and enforced last year by the new government, which has nixed the possibility of any exemption.

Court extends asset protection for Folli Follie

A Greek court on Wednesday extended an injunction protecting jewelry maker Folli Follie's assets from creditors by two months, a judicial source said.

Folli, which employs about 5,000 people worldwide, had obtained a temporary court injunction to protect its assets.

A group of creditors sought the lifting of the injunction to recoup loans.

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