Corporate Archive » October, 2011

Corporate - October, 2011

135 articles

• Both Ch. 11 Plans Nixed, Tribune Threatened With Trustee
• Judge Puts Brakes On H&R Block's $288M TaxACT Buy
• Cephalon Patent Found Invalid In Pay-For-Delay Case
• Fannie Mae Says Multifamily Division Under Investigation
• MF Global Comes Out Swinging At 1st Bankruptcy Hearing
• JetBlue, AA Face US Scrutiny Over Lengthy Tarmac Delays
• Medical Device Preemption Case Rejected By High Court
• 7th Circ. Orders Rehearing In Rumsfeld Torture Case
• Ex-State Street Execs Cleared Of SEC Fraud Claims
• Miami Beach Hotel Says Loan Servicers Cost It $899M
• Ex-Ky. Judge Disbarred Over $126M Fen-Phen Fees
• Dollar General To Pay $19M To End Gender Bias Action
• House Panel May Subpoena White House For Solyndra Docs
• Madoff Victims Seek To Revive $2.4M Suit Against SEC
• WTO Rejects EU Dumping Reg In China Footwear Fight
• Aussie Fund Seeks $1B From Goldman Over Toxic Assets
• Wal-Mart Workers Limit Sex Bias Case To Calif. Claims
• McKesson Pays $82M To End Drug Price Inflation Suit
• Judge Questions Citi's $285M CDO Deal With SEC
• Samsung Gets OK To Appeal Galaxy Tablet Ban Down Under
• Avon Faces SEC Probe Of Analyst Contacts, FCPA Claims
• Edwards Can't Ditch Charges Over Campaign Donations
• Freddie Mac CEO To Step Down Amid Larger Board Shake-Up
• Massey Security Head Lied To FBI After Explosion: Jury
• Mass. Targets BNY Mellon Over Alleged Forex Scam
• Lehman Plan Gets OK From Creditors With $160B In Claims
• SEC Locks In New Private Fund Reporting Rules
• Ex-Goldman Director Gupta Denies Insider Trading Charges
• Olympus Head Steps Down Amid Merger Fee Scandal
• Bloomberg Sacked Ex-Director For Being Gay: Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Rio Tinto Human Rights Suit
• EU Court Says Celebs Can File Publicity Suits At Home
• $700M Philip Morris Light Cigs Suit Ends In Mistrial
• EU High Court Tosses €23M Solvay Antitrust Fine Again
• Amgen To Pay $780M To Settle Drug Sales Suits
• Capmark Sues Goldman For $147M In Preference Claims
• Allstate's Federal Claims Nixed In Countrywide MBS Suit
• Japanese Auto Supply Execs Cop To Price-Fixing
• Sprint Can't See DOJ Docs In AT&T, T-Mobile Merger Suit
• Pipeline Trading Fined $1M For Keeping Clients In Dark
• Fannie, Freddie Extend Refinancing To More Homeowners
• WaMu Investors Get Class Cert. In $10B MBS Suit
• FTN, Sentinel Trustee Settle Bribery Case For $38.5M
• Feds Approve 1st New BP Drilling Plan Since Gulf Blowout
• AIG Can't Move $10B BofA Suit To State Court: Judge
• Nigerian Village Targets Shell In $1B Water Pollution Suit
• EU Scrutinizes J&J, Novartis Generic Painkiller Deals
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Probes Big 4's Dominance
• Obama Signs Long-Planned Free Trade Agreements
• Murdoch Settles With Murdered Girl's Family For $5M
• MGA's Bratz Antitrust Suit Nixed In Mattel Battle
• MiniFrame Hits Microsoft With $1B Antitrust Suit
• Louis Berger CEO Indicted For USAID Contract Fraud
• Cozen Roped Into $900M Poker Fraud Class Action
• Philip Morris, RJR Score Another Engle Win In Fla.
• Le-Nature's CEO Gets 20 Years For $668M Fraud
• New EU Securities Proposals Would Clean Up Dark Markets
• Pa. Gov. Authorizes Takeover Of Strapped State Capital
• Fight Over $8.5B BofA MBS Deal Moved To Federal Court
• Judge OKs Lehman, BofA's $4.5B Claims Reduction Deal
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Citigroup, McGraw-Hill ERISA Wins
• Sens., Solar Cos. Seek Duties On Chinese Cell Imports
• Innkeepers, Cerberus Reach $1B Deal Over 64 Hotels
• Citigroup To Pay $285M In SEC Mortgage CDO Suit
• EU Raids Top Banks In Euribor Antitrust Probe
• FHFA Tells Fannie, Freddie To End Atty Networks
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Apotex $108M Interest Payout Over Plavix
• CFTC Expands Access To Derivatives Clearinghouses
• Viacom Pushes 2nd Circ. To Reopen $1B YouTube Suit
• Ticketmaster Strikes $16M Deal Over Fan Scam Claims
• Conceptus Scores $18.8M Victory In Hologic Patent Fight
• US Must Do Enviro Review Of Polar Bear Rule: Court
• ITC Lets Apple Off Hook In HTC Smartphone Patent Case
• Grupo Mexico To Fight $1.3B Award To Southern Copper
• Toys R Us Told To Pay $20M Over Pool Slide Death
• Supreme Court To Mull Shell's Liability For Rights Abuses
• Samsung Launches IPhone 4S Suits In Japan, Australia
• Anadarko To Settle BP Deepwater Claims For $4B
• 9/11 Insurers' $9.3B Al-Qaida Claims Get Judge's Nod
• HHS Won't Pursue Health Care Law's CLASS Program
• Teva, Cephalon Win EU Antitrust OK For $6.8B Tie-Up
• 'Mini Madoff' Gets 25 Years For $413M Investment Scheme
• Samsung Loses Dutch Bid To Ban Apple Products
• Harrisburg Mayor, Pa. Blast Ch. 9 Petition
• Artemis Strikes $62.5M Deal In AIG Fraud Suit Over Sale
• NLRB Suit Over Ariz. Secret Ballot Amendment Survives
• US, Sprint Dog AT&T For Docs On T-Mobile Merger
• Offshore Chief Will Allow BP To Join Gulf Lease Sale
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ex-Brocade CEO's Backdating Conviction
• House Dems Seek Antitrust Probe Of Debit Card Fees
• Australia Latest To Ban Samsung Tablet In Apple IP Row
• Rajaratnam Gets 11 Years For Insider Trading
• Congress Passes Colombia, Panama, S. Korea Trade Deals
• US Sanctions BP, Contractors Over Deepwater Spill
• Visa, MasterCard Fixed Prices On Fees, ATM Owners Say
• Convicted Insider Trader Kimelman Gets 2 1/2 Years
• $310M Incinerator Debt Drives Pa. Capital Into Ch. 9
• Sony PlayStation Users' Info Compromised Again
• US Airways, Delta Airport Slot Swap Still On DOJ's Radar
• Ex-United Commercial Execs Charged With Fraud
• MGA Fights To Keep Bratz Antitrust Case Alive
• Enviros Haul EPA Into DC Circ. Over Nixed Smog Rules
• Senate OKs Currency Bill Amid China's Trade War Threats
• Reporting Rules Could Close Volcker Loopholes: Attys
• Sprint, C Spire Defend Suits Against AT&T's T-Mobile Buy
• More Than 100 Charged In Massive ID Theft Crackdown
• Baxter To Exit Drug Price Inflation MDL For $30M
• Goffer Brother Gets 3 Years For Insider Trading
• Australian High Court Denies 'Down Under' IP Appeal
• DOE Loan Official Resigns After Solyndra Collapse
• Oracle To Pay Record $200M To End Software FCA Suit
• DOJ Gets Special Master In AT&T Merger Fight
• 2 UBS Execs Step Down After $2B Rogue Trading Scandal
• Del Monte, Barclays Settle Buyout Case For $89M
• Facing Suits, NLRB Delays Employee Rights Posting Rule
• Judge OKs Antitrust Safeguards On $700M Google, ITA Deal
• Samsung Aims To Thwart IPhone 4S Sales In France, Italy
• Unfriendly Economy Drives Friendly's Owner Into Ch. 11
• Former Proskauer CFO Seeks $10M In Sex Bias Suit
• Jury Awards Man $48M For Extreme Reaction To Motrin
• NY AG, Feds Accuse BNY Mellon Of $2B Forex Scam
• AT&T, T-Mobile Accused Of Hiding Info On $39B Deal
• Army Corps Rocked By Bribery Scam Over $1B In Contracts
• Fannie Mae, Watchdog Failed To Police Attys: Report
• Danfoss Unit To Pay $3M In Compressor Antitrust Probe
• Prosecutors Slam Rajaratnam In Push For Stiff Sentence
• China Slams US Over Currency Manipulation Bill
• DOI Approves Contentious Alaskan Drilling Lease Sale
• Obama Seeks Speedy Passage Of Stalled Trade Deals
• Software Makers Score As Top Court Denies Resale Suit
• Supreme Court May Hear DirecTV Tax Case
• Pilgrim's Ordered To Pay $26M For Price Manipulation
• Music Download Appeal Falls On Deaf Ears In High Court
• High Court Won't Revive Mobile Radiation Class Action
• High Court Seeks SG's Take On $1B Plutonium Suit