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• February 23, 2026

  Fed Defends Ex-Wells Fargo Exec's Golden Parachute Denial

  The Federal Reserve urged a California federal court to uphold its denial of a former Wells Fargo anti-money laundering executive's bid for a "golden parachute" payout of over $450,000, arguing he was found responsible for significant problems that led to a consent order for the bank a decade ago.

• February 23, 2026

  Valero Sued After Fire At Oklahoma Plant Kills Texas Man

  The family of a man working at a refinery in Oklahoma sued Valero and his employer after he sustained fatal injuries in a fire at a Valero facility, saying the companies were grossly negligent in maintaining safety standards.

• February 23, 2026

  Union's Case Cite Can't End NJ Bias Claim, Court Told

  New Jersey's acting attorney general told a state judge Friday that Ironworkers Local 11's bid to inject a new federal ruling into a discrimination case falls flat, arguing in a letter that the union's reliance on the decision misfires because the opinion doesn't address state law discrimination or alter the analysis set forth by applicable U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

• February 23, 2026

  Chubb Unit Can't Duck $3M Oil Well Injury Overpayment Claim

  A Chubb unit can't escape an insurer's counterclaim seeking to recoup $3 million it paid to settle an oil well injury suit, a Texas federal court ruled, saying the other carrier adequately alleged a well-site director accused of fostering an unsafe work environment was an employee of Chubb's insured.

• February 23, 2026

  Judge Puts Ohio State NCAA Hoopster Back On Court

  A state judge granted an Ohio State basketball player a preliminary injunction that allows him to participate in a final season, finding the NCAA's eligibility rules likely placed an unreasonable restraint on trade in violation of the state's antitrust law.

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