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Four female plaintiffs say in their complaint that a former manager, also a woman, regularly harassed them and, when they complained, they were fired or forced to resign.
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Workers fighting allegedly high fees and unsuitable investments in workplace retirement-savings accounts are scoring legal victories and forcing changes in the way some plans operate.
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A Brazilian federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against No. 2 U.S. oil company Chevron Corp after approving a negotiated settlement, a decision that closes a nearly two-year legal battle over ...
- BP Wasn’t Prepared for Deepwater Blowout, Witness Says @ Bloomberg - 2 hours 25 minutes ago
BP Plc wasn’t prepared for a blowout at its deepwater Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, a safety expert who studied the 2010 oil spill told a judge who is assessing how well the company reacted to the ...
- U.S. Supreme Court to weigh taxability of severance pay Reuters - 2 hours 43 minutes ago
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider whether severance pay to workers laid off involuntarily is subject to federal payroll tax in a case the Obama administration has warned could affect ...
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One of the country's largest auto racing track operators can't claim local officials reneged on an offer of $80 million in tax breaks because there was never a binding contract for the money in exchange ...
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The European Court of Human Rights says Turkey must pay 5 million euros in damages to two Greek nationals who sought to acquire three buildings in Istanbul bequeathed to them by their late sister. The ...
- [$$] Google Nears EU Settlement @ The Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago
Google and the EU moved closer to settling a long-running antitrust investigation over the company's dominance in Internet search.
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The Department of Justice is pursuing criminal charges against JPMorgan Chase for the sale of mortgage-backed securities, but the case has hit a few bumps.
- International Paper settles 401(k) fee suit @ MarketWatch - 4 hours ago
Plaintiffs argued that the company's high retirement-plan fees violated federal pension law; settlement will total $30 million.
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Private mortgage insurer PMI Group Inc. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2011 after two of its subsidiaries were seized by regulators ...
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Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have figured out that allowing the general counsel to also run regulatory compliance invites trouble.
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- Google offers rivals more space to settle EU dispute @ CNNMoney.com - 9 hours ago
Google has agreed to give rivals more space on its website, raising the chances of a deal with Europe's antitrust authorities and reducing the risk of a hefty fine. The European Commission said Tuesday ...
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...
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Acacia Research announced that its Criminal Activity Surveillance subsidiary has entered into a settlement and license agreement with Bosch Security Systems, Inc. and Tyco Integrated Security. This agreement ...
- European regulator details Google concessions Associated Press - 14 hours ago
The European Commission's top antitrust official says Google would allow competitors to display their own logos on its search display results page as part of concessions it has offered to avoid a showdown ...
- Google in Deal to Settle Europe’s Antitrust Case @ New York Times - 14 hours ago
The European Union’s top competition official accepted Google’s latest offer to settle a long-running antitrust case, but he also said the company’s rivals should have a chance to respond.
- EU responds favorably to Google's latest antitrust proposal @ The Verge - 14 hours ago
Google is currently trying to resolve an antitrust case in Europe over promoted links in its search results. In order to satisfy regulators, Google had offered to separate promoted links from native search results in a bid to end the EU antitrust investigation. The European Commission expressed its concerns over the original …
- Judge hears claims BP lied to feds about oil spill Associated Press - 16 hours ago
- [$$] Wells Settles With Freddie for $869 Million @ The Wall Street Journal - 18 hours ago
Wells Fargo said it would pay Freddie Mac $869 million to repurchase loans it sold to the mortgage firm that didn't conform to its guidelines.
- [$$] 'Old' GM Creditors Settle Claims Dispute @ The Wall Street Journal - 18 hours ago
A trust representing unsecured creditors of the old General Motors agreed to stop trying to reclaim payments made to hedge funds in return for shaving the funds' claims against the company.
- [$$] J.P. Morgan Insider Helps U.S. in Probe @ The Wall Street Journal - 18 hours ago
The Justice Department's pursuit of possible criminal charges against J.P. Morgan over the sale of mortgage securities is based in part on a key cooperator from inside the bank who is aiding the government....
- [$$] Alabama to End Segregation of HIV-Positive Inmates @ The Wall Street Journal - 18 hours ago
A federal judge approved a settlement that will end the segregation of HIV-positive prisoners in Alabama, the final state to agree to wind down a policy that once was common in the U.S.
- PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Oct 1 Reuters - 18 hours ago
The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros Pictures has a new financial ...
- EXCLUSIVE - JPMorgan settlement complicated by Washington Mutual - sources Reuters - 22 hours ago
- Freddie Mac and Wells Fargo Settle on Loans @ New York Times - 23 hours ago
The settlement, reached Friday, would resolve virtually all repurchase liabilities on home loans sold to Freddie Mac before 2009.
- Wells Fargo to pay $869m in Freddie deal @ Financial Times - 23 hours ago
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $869m to Freddie Mac, the US government-backed mortgage company, to resolve claims that the country's largest mortgage lender had sold loans that breached quality guarantees. ...
- Wells settles with Freddie on mortgage claims Associated Press - 23 hours ago
Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to an $869 million settlement with Freddie Mac over claims on home loans it sold to the government-controlled mortgage finance company. The agreement announced Monday by Wells ...
- Wells Fargo to pay Freddie Mac $780 million to settle mortgage claims Reuters - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 7:16 PM EDT
- Wells Fargo to pay Freddie Mac $780 mln to settle mortgage claims Reuters - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 7:13 PM EDT
Wells Fargo & Co said on Monday it will pay $780 million in cash to Freddie Mac to resolve substantially all repurchase liabilities on home loans sold to the government-controlled mortgage company prior ...
- BP accused of lying to govt during Gulf oil spill Associated Press - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 6:39 PM EDT
- BP lied about size of U.S. Gulf oil spill, lawyers tell trial Reuters - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 6:16 PM EDT
- Bank Secrets Exposed in EU’s Credit Derivatives Antitrust Probe @ Bloomberg - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 6:00 PM EDT
European Union regulators inadvertently sent confidential data to 13 of the world’s biggest lenders as part of an antitrust complaint in an investigation of the credit derivatives industry.
- How the Deal for Rue21 Could Fall Apart @ New York Times - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 5:17 PM EDT
A report of weak sales by the retailer rue21 has spooked potential investors in a private equity deal to buy the company. The question now is whether the three banks on the deal want to risk their reputations ...
- BP accused of lying to gov't during Gulf oil spill Associated Press - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 5:11 PM EDT
- [$$] Finra Files Fraud Case Against John Carris Investments @ The Wall Street Journal - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 4:27 PM EDT
The brokerage industry's self-regulator charged New York-based John Carris Investments LLC with defrauding and misleading its investors.
- BP knew 2010 U.S. Gulf spill was risk, lawyers tell trial Reuters - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 1:31 PM EDT
- Billionaire Republican donor Adelson loses libel lawsuit Reuters - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 12:41 PM EDT
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate and prominent Republican donor, has lost a $60 million libel lawsuit in which he claimed a Democratic group spread a false accusation that he had condoned ...
- [$$] IBM Settles With U.S. Over Job Listings @ The Wall Street Journal - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 12:12 PM EDT
IBM agreed to settle Justice Department allegations that some online job listings expressed a preference for foreign workers with temporary visas over U.S. citizens.
- For BP, The Question Is How Much Oil Really Spilled in 2010 @ Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 11:40 AM EDT
At issue now, in the second phase of the three-part trial that began Monday, is how much oil spilled from the Macondo well.
- Motorola Mobility Responds to EU Antitrust Regulators at Hearing @ Bloomberg - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 8:19 AM EDT
Google Inc.’s Motorola Mobility unit will respond to European Union accusations that it used patents to hinder competitors, including Apple Inc.
- BP Is Fighting A Battle It Can't Win @ Seeking Alpha - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 7:58 AM EDT
BP ( BP ) is at it once again, back in court asking to halt or delay payments for its 2010 oil spill settlement for business economic losses. Only this time, its tactic is more bizarre than ever. On September ...
- Samsung, Louboutin, Humane Society: Intellectual Property @ Bloomberg - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 12:00 AM EDT
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s biggest maker of smartphones, offered to settle a European Union probe into whether it tried to use mobile-phone patents to hinder competition from Apple Inc.
- Apple dealt setback in fight against patent troll Lodsys @ The Verge - Sun, Sep 29, 2013 8:09 PM EDT
Back in 2011, Apple stepped up to protect iOS developers victimized by patent troll Lodsys, which asked for royalties from those utilizing in-app purchasing technology. Ars Technica reports that after two years of debate, the judge presiding over the case dismissed Apple's case to protect developers. Apple's argument was …










