Weekly Verdicts Roundup: Wells Fargo, Alcoa, Best Buy, Webster Bank
Here’s a look at major verdicts, awards and judgments that have grabbed headlines in the past week: $30.3 million was the amount of damages in a lawsuit that accused Wells Fargo of mishandling the...
View ArticleSEC Files Charges Over $300 Million Gold-Mining Ponzi Scheme
Gold is the ideal investment for uncertain economic times, according to many experts. But the recent surge in gold investing appears to have created a favorable climate for schemers to dupe unwitting...
View ArticleSEC Targets Fund That Touted Ties To Belgian Royalty
An investment vehicle advertised as the personal fund for the royal family of Belgium — and which apparently has also employed a one-time beau of one of the Real Housewives of New York City — has been...
View ArticleWeekly Verdicts Roundup: Hewlett Packard, Jackson Hewitt, Dr. Reddy’s
Here’s a look at major verdicts, awards and judgments that have grabbed headlines in the past week: $150 million is the estimated amount of revenues Indian pharma giant Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories stands...
View ArticleUSPTO In New Push To Improve Quality Of Patent Exams
Intellectual property wonks are constantly griping about the quality of patent reviews performed by examiners working for the U.S. government. For years, a slew of reports from government agencies and...
View ArticleFeds In Big Push Against Reputed Mortgage Scammers In NYC Area
It’s been a rough day in the Big Apple for alleged mortgage fraudsters. This morning 36-year-old Sharmon Howell, indicted last February by the feds for his role as reputed leader of a $10 million...
View ArticleJustices’ Latest Arbitration-Friendly Ruling Sets Stage For Fight Over...
A minor Supreme Court victory this morning in an employment-related arbitration case has left the pro-arbitration camp hopeful that the justices will see things their way in a hotly anticipated...
View ArticleWeekly Verdicts Roundup: FedEx, Dillard’s, Dow Chemical, Astra Zeneca
Here’s a look at major verdicts, awards and judgments that have grabbed headlines in the past week: An $8 million sale turned into a $246 million jury verdict against a Dallas software maker after a...
View ArticleFeds Seek $5 Million From Madoff Back-Office Veterans
The feds have launched civil forfeiture actions seeking $5 million allegedly held by two former back-office workers at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan say...
View ArticleWeekly Verdicts Roundup: Apollo Group, BDO Seidman, Merck, Royal Caribbean
Here’s a look at major verdicts, awards and judgments that have grabbed headlines in the past week: $275 million is the estimated size of a securities class-action verdict against Apollo Group that the...
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