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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows Argentina's national oil and gas company YPF in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

A staff member works at a YPF gas station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 30, 2025. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows a YPF logo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the YPF Tower in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the YPF Tower in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 30 Kyodo - Plaintiffs rejoice outside the Tokyo High Court on Oct. 30, 2024, after it ruled that Japan's lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

Plaintiffs rejoice outside the Tokyo High Court on Oct. 30, 2024, after it ruled that Japan's lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

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CORRECTED: Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

Plaintiffs rejoice outside the Tokyo High Court on Oct. 30, 2024, after it ruled that Japan's lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

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CORRECTED: Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

Plaintiffs rejoice outside the Tokyo High Court on Oct. 30, 2024, after it ruled that Japan's lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

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Damages suit over Japan's same-sex marriage ban

Plaintiffs head to the Tokyo High Court on Oct. 30, 2024, to hear the court's ruling on their claim for damages over Japan's same-sex marriage ban.

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Damages suit over Japan's same-sex marriage ban

Plaintiffs head to the Tokyo High Court on Oct. 30, 2024, to hear the court's ruling on their claim for damages over Japan's same-sex marriage ban.

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Damages suit over Japan's same-sex marriage ban

Plaintiffs head to the Tokyo High Court on Oct. 30, 2024, to hear the court's ruling on their claim for damages over Japan's same-sex marriage ban.

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Meta faces $2.8 mil lawsuits in Japan over fake ads

Lawyers attend a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2024, after filing a lawsuit with the Osaka District Court against Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investments with fake celebrity endorsements. The U.S. technology giant and its Japanese arm are facing lawsuits filed with district courts in Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba and Saitama, with 30 plaintiffs seeking a total of 435 million yen ($2.8 million) in damages.

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Meta faces $2.8 mil lawsuits in Japan over fake ads

Lawyers head to the Osaka District Court in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2024, to file a lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investments with fake celebrity endorsements. The U.S. technology giant and its Japanese arm are facing lawsuits filed with district courts in Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba and Saitama, with 30 plaintiffs seeking a total of 435 million yen ($2.8 million) in damages.

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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II.

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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II.

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Gov't not to appeal A-bomb suit loss at Tokyo High Court

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe (L) met with representatives of plaintiffs suing the state to seek certification as sufferers from atomic bomb-related illnesses at the Diet building in Tokyo on June 9. Earlier in the day, Masuzoe said the government will not appeal a Tokyo High Court ruling ordering the state to certify 29 of 30 plaintiffs as suffering from illness caused by radiation from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. (Pool photo)

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Gov't not to appeal A-bomb lawsuit loss at Tokyo High Court

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe speaks to reporters at the parliament building in Tokyo on June 9 about the government decision not to appeal a Tokyo High Court ruling ordering the state to certify 29 of 30 plaintiffs as suffering from illness caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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State again loses suit for not certifying A-bomb sufferers

TOKYO, Japan - Supporters of plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against the state over certification of atomic-bomb sufferers celebrate in front of the Tokyo High Court in Tokyo on May 28. The court ruled that the state should certify 29 of 30 plaintiffs as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, scrapping a lower court ruling that recognized just 21.

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High court certifies 9 as A-bomb illness sufferers

OSAKA, Japan - Plaintiffs rejoice at a press conference after the Osaka High Court on May 30 certified nine people as sufferers of illnesses from radiation as a result of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The court declared illegal the government's decisions not to grant certification to them. The ruling represents the eighth straight loss for the central government in a series of court battles over the government certification of the victims of atomic bomb diseases.

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19 plaintiffs recognized as A-bomb radiation disease sufferers

KUMAMOTO, Japan - The plaintiffs and their supporters celebrate outside the Kumamoto District Court on July 30 after the court repealed most of the state decision not to recognize 21 people in Kumamoto Prefecture who suffered in the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as radiation casualties. The court recognized 19 of 21 plaintiffs as radiation disease sufferers. Of 250,000 people certified under Japanese law as atomic bomb victims as of March 31, only 2,242 have been recognized as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation from the atomic bombings, according to Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry data.

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State loses suit for not certifying A-bomb sufferers for 5th time

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who claim the state should certify them as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, head for the Tokyo District Court in central Tokyo on March 22 to hear the court ruling on their lawsuit against the state. The court ruled 21 of the 30 plaintiffs should be certified as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation.

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Shipbuilder ordered to compensate ex-workers with lung disease

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Lawyers speak to supporters after the Yokohama District Court ordered Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. on Oct. 30 to pay a total of 210 million yen in damages to former employees who say they contracted pneumoconiosis by working at its shipyards. It is the first ruling on a case involving lung disease linked to employment at a shipyard, according to the plaintiffs' lawyers.

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Court dismisses compensation claims by WWII Chinese sex slaves

TOKYO, Japan - Chen Yabian, one of the eight Chinese plaintiffs, expresses anger at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30 after the Tokyo District Court dismissed a damages suit against the Japanese government for forcing them into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II and not taking measures to restore their honor.

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High court raises redress ordered to state over Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who filed a lawsuit against the government over flight noise at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, celebrate in front of the Tokyo High Court in Tokyo on Nov. 30 after the court ruled that the government must pay them 3.25 billion yen in compensation.

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High court rules Koizumi's Yasukuni visits unconstitutional

OSAKA, Japan - Taiwanese plaintiffs protest in front of the Osaka High Court in Osaka on Sept. 30 against the court's rejection of their damages demands for what they say is their mental anguish caused by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine. The court ruled that Koizumi's visits ''official'' acts and ''religious activities'' done in violation of the Constitution that provides for the separation of state and religion.

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(2)Court rejects suit over Koizumi, Ishihara visits to Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Two South Korean women shout their protest outside the Tokyo District Court on April 26 after the court rejected their damages suit in which they said visits to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara were unconstitutional. About 1,000 plaintiffs, including the Korean women, had demanded that Koizumi, Ishihara and the national and Tokyo metropolitan governments pay 30,000 yen to each claimant in compensation for damage caused by the visits.

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High court dismisses S. Koreans' claims over ship loss

OSAKA, Japan - South Korean plaintiffs enter the Osaka High Court on May 30 to hear a ruling on their claim for an apology and 2.8 billion yen in compensation from the Japanese government over the sinking of a Japanese navy transport ship in 1945. The court overturned a lower court ruling and rejected their claims. The ship, the Ukishima Maru, exploded and sank, killing 524 Korean forced laborers on board being returned home from Japan after World War II.

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High court rejects S. Koreans' claim over ship sinking

OSAKA, Japan - Chon Sung Ryol, a representative of South Korean plaintiffs seeking 2.8 billion yen compensation from the Japanese government over the 1945 sinking of the Ukishima Maru naval vessel, expresses anger at a press conference in Osaka on May 30 after the Osaka High Court rejected their claims. Over 500 Korean forced laborers, including Chon's fahter, were killed in the incident.

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Japanese firm settles with 3 Koreans over forced labor

TOYAMA, Japan - South Korean women who sued machine tool maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. over their wartime forced labor speak to the media July 11 at Toyama prefectural hall after a settlement was reached with the company at the Supreme Court in Tokyo. The Toyama-based company will pay three South Koreans and their supporters between 30 to 40 million yen to settle the suit, filed in 1992. The plaintiffs comprise two women -- Lee Jong Suk, 68, and Choi Bong Nyon, 69 -- and one man -- Ko Dok Hwan, 77.

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Japanese firm settles with 3 Koreans over forced labor

TOYAMA, Japan - South Korean women who sued machine tool maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. over their wartime forced labor speak to the media July 11 at Toyama prefectural hall after a settlement was reached with the company at the Supreme Court in Tokyo. The Toyama-based company will pay three South Koreans and their supporters between 30 to 40 million yen to settle the suit, filed in 1992. The plaintiffs comprise two women -- Lee Jong Suk, 68, and Choi Bong Nyon, 69 -- and one man -- Ko Dok Hwan, 77.

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Steel pollution lawsuit

The construction of Kawasaki Steel Corporation's Chiba Works has been approved, and residents suffering from air pollution have decided to file a lawsuit to stop the construction. 　 <Caption> Kawasaki Steel Corporation Chiba Steel Works Blast Furnace Expansion Chiba Prefecture Tsukamoto, Director of the Environment Department Interview with the General Manager of the General Affairs Department of Kawasaki Steel Corporation Formation of the Plaintiffs, Interview with the General Manager of Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Child of a Certified Pollution Victim, *Date of Filming. Unknown, Date of release: May 30, 1975..

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State ordered to suspend flights at Atsugi base over plane noise

Plaintiffs seeking damages and suspension of nighttime and early morning flights at Atsugi air base near Tokyo, head to the Tokyo High Court on July 30, 2015 ahead of a ruling. The court ordered the state the same day to suspend flights by the Self-Defense Forces aircrafts, and pay damages for noise at the air base including those for noise resulting from future flights through 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Plaintiff claims flashbacks of Okinawa battle

Yoko Kamiya (2nd from R) says at the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on Sept. 30, 2015, that she continues to suffer from flashbacks of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. She is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking apology and compensation from the state for physical, mental and financial damages caused by the battle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa plaintiffs hold banners in Naha

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking apology and compensation from the state for physical, mental and financial damages caused by the 1945 Battle of Okinawa hold a banner stating "Every life is equal" and "Redress should be granted to all civilian victims, who have been left unattended," in Naha, Japan, on Sept. 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court rules Koizumi's Yasukuni visits unconstitutional

OSAKA, Japan - Taiwanese plaintiffs protest in front of the Osaka High Court in Osaka on Sept. 30 against the court's rejection of their damages demands for what they say is their mental anguish caused by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine. The court ruled that Koizumi's visits ''official'' acts and ''religious activities'' done in violation of the Constitution that provides for the separation of state and religion. (Kyodo)

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Court dismisses compensation claims by WWII Chinese sex slaves

TOKYO, Japan - Chen Yabian, one of the eight Chinese plaintiffs, expresses anger at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30 after the Tokyo District Court dismissed a damages suit against the Japanese government for forcing them into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II and not taking measures to restore their honor. (Kyodo)

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Gov't not to appeal A-bomb suit loss at Tokyo High Court

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe (L) met with representatives of plaintiffs suing the state to seek certification as sufferers from atomic bomb-related illnesses at the Diet building in Tokyo on June 9. Earlier in the day, Masuzoe said the government will not appeal a Tokyo High Court ruling ordering the state to certify 29 of 30 plaintiffs as suffering from illness caused by radiation from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. (Kyodo)

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Gov't not to appeal A-bomb lawsuit loss at Tokyo High Court

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe speaks to reporters at the parliament building in Tokyo on June 9 about the government decision not to appeal a Tokyo High Court ruling ordering the state to certify 29 of 30 plaintiffs as suffering from illness caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Kyodo)

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High court certifies 9 as A-bomb illness sufferers

OSAKA, Japan - Plaintiffs rejoice at a press conference after the Osaka High Court on May 30 certified nine people as sufferers of illnesses from radiation as a result of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The court declared illegal the government's decisions not to grant certification to them. The ruling represents the eighth straight loss for the central government in a series of court battles over the government certification of the victims of atomic bomb diseases. (Kyodo)

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State again loses suit for not certifying A-bomb sufferers

TOKYO, Japan - Supporters of plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against the state over certification of atomic-bomb sufferers celebrate in front of the Tokyo High Court in Tokyo on May 28. The court ruled that the state should certify 29 of 30 plaintiffs as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, scrapping a lower court ruling that recognized just 21. (Kyodo)

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State loses suit for not certifying A-bomb sufferers for 5th tim

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who claim the state should certify them as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, head for the Tokyo District Court in central Tokyo on March 22 to hear the court ruling on their lawsuit against the state. The court ruled 21 of the 30 plaintiffs should be certified as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation. (Kyodo)

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High court raises redress ordered to state over Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who filed a lawsuit against the government over flight noise at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, celebrate in front of the Tokyo High Court in Tokyo on Nov. 30 after the court ruled that the government must pay them 3.25 billion yen in compensation. (Kyodo)

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Shipbuilder ordered to compensate ex-workers with lung disease

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Lawyers speak to supporters after the Yokohama District Court ordered Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. on Oct. 30 to pay a total of 210 million yen in damages to former employees who say they contracted pneumoconiosis by working at its shipyards. It is the first ruling on a case involving lung disease linked to employment at a shipyard, according to the plaintiffs' lawyers. (Kyodo)

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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II. (Kyodo)

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Court upholds male-only right to deny legal fatherhood

A group of plaintiffs who filed a damages suit over a legal provision that allows only men to take legal action denying legal fatherhood head to the Osaka High Court on Aug. 30, 2018. The court found the provision constitutional later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court upholds male-only right to deny legal fatherhood

A group of plaintiffs who filed a damages suit over a legal provision that allows only men to take legal action denying legal fatherhood head to the Osaka High Court on Aug. 30, 2018. The court found the provision constitutional later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court rejects S. Koreans' claim over ship sinking

OSAKA, Japan - Chon Sung Ryol, a representative of South Korean plaintiffs seeking 2.8 billion yen compensation from the Japanese government over the 1945 sinking of the Ukishima Maru naval vessel, expresses anger at a press conference in Osaka on May 30 after the Osaka High Court rejected their claims. Over 500 Korean forced laborers, including Chon's fahter, were killed in the incident. (Kyodo)