Standard Chartered Finally Signs $340 Million Settlement over Iran Transactions
In a situation where a criminal investigation into Standard Chartered’s practices of hiding transactions with Iran is at the final…
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Texas Cheerleaders Win Right to Hold Bible Banners
Late Thursday, a Hardin County judge ruled over the “Bible Banners” dispute that took place at a high school in…
Lipstick Lawsuit to Make Maybelline Blush
On Friday, three women filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan against the Maybelline unit of L’Oreal…
Alan Fisch Leaving Kaye Scholer to Start Own Law Firm
The co-chair of Kaye Scholer’s IP practice, Alan Fisch, who is also a member of the law firm’s executive committee…
Which Class is Benefitting the Facebook “Beacon” Class Action Settlement?
On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of Facebook Inc.’s $9.5 million class action…
Former Dewey Partners Trying to Unsettle the $71 Million Settlement
On Thursday, attorney David Friedman, who is representing a group of former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners, opposed the $71.5 million…
Ex-Broker Sued for Insider Trading Before Burger King Deal
On Thursday, the SEC sued a former broker, Waldyr Da Silva Prado Neto, who used to work for Wells Fargo…
Singer Fiona Apple Arrested on Drug Charges
Fiona Apple, the Grammy-winning singer, was arrested on Wednesday at a border checkpoint in Texas on a felony drug possession…
Civil Right Groups Say “No Paper No Fear” To New Arizona ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Law
US District Judge Susan Bolton’s ruling that the police could implement with immediate effect, the provision of Arizona’s contentious immigration…
Investigation Exonerates Attorney General Eric Holder Of Bungled Gun-Running Sting: Says That It Was Flawed And Reckless
When US Border Patrol agent Brian A. Terry was killed in a shootout with Mexican bandits two years ago, weapons…
Chic-Fil-A Dilutes Anti-Gay Stance In The Face Of Business Exigencies
Chick-fil-A continues to be in the news, with a Chicago lawmaker saying that it is re-considering the millions of dollars…
U.S. Government Fights to Keep the Powers of Indefinite Military Detention
On Monday, the U.S. government filed a motion asking for a stay of the ruling of a federal judge made…