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Lawsuit Filed Against Uber and One of its Drivers

A lawsuit was filed against Uber Technologies Inc. and one of the company's drivers by a woman from Cook County…

Bankrupt Bitcoin Exchange Stumbles upon $120 Million Stashed in Offline Wallets

Bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, which filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo last month, and raised doubts about the viability…

U.S. District Judge Loosens Freeze on Bitcoins

U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman, who froze the assets belonging to Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox Co., according to Bloomberg News,…

Risperdal Verdict Reversed

The $1.2 billion verdict for the state of Arkansas against two pharmaceutical companies for billing Medicaid for off-label use of…

Alex Rodriguez Still Owes Legal Fees

Breaking the record Jimmie Foxx set in 1939, Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez nicknamed "A-Rod", is the youngest player ever to…

Microsoft Trade Secrets Leak

According to federal court filings in Seattle, Alex Kibkalo, a Russian national, was arrested and ordered held without bail. The…

Morgan Stanley Broker Charged in Insider Trading Scheme

Morgan Stanley's Vladimir Eydelman and Simpson Thacher Bartlett's Steven Metro have been charged by both the Securities and Exchange Commission…

IEEE Sued in Los Angeles Superior Court for Implanting Big Brother Microchip Into Victim’s Head

It isn’t simply that the benevolent IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), who are eager to ease the strained…

Former J.C. Penney Employee in Battle with Retailer for Comments on Pricing

J.C. Penney has begun a war with a former employee who went public about the store's questionable discount practices, according…

Simpson Thacher Managing Clerk Charged in Insider Trading Scheme

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a stockbroker working at Morgan Stanley, and a law firm managing clerk…

Clive Goodman Testifies Coulson Offered Him a Job to Keep Him Silent

The former News of the World royals reporter Clive Goodman, also known as the “rogue reporter” wrote a letter released…

J.P. Morgan Sells Commodities Business to Swiss Trader for $3.5 Billion

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in a deal expected to be completed in the third quarter, will sells its commodities…