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Thursday, February 9, 2012

MF Global employee lawsuits to be led by one firm

Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 30, 2012

(Reuters) – The federal judge overseeing MF Global Holdings Ltd’s bankruptcy appointed one law firm to represent brokerage employees who claimed to be fired unfairly, ending a “vitriolic battle” for that role.



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BP must cover some Transocean oil spill damages

Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 27, 2012

(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday said BP Plc must indemnify Transocean Ltd for some compensatory damage claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.



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BP says Halliburton destroyed Gulf spill evidence

Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 6, 2011

(Reuters) – BP Plc accused Halliburton Co of destroying evidence that the oilfield services company did inadequate cement work on the Gulf of Mexico oil well that blew out last year, and asked a federal judge to punish Halliburton.



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Judge blocks Citigroup-SEC settlement

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 28, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge angrily blocked Citigroup Inc’s proposed $285 million settlement over the sale of toxic mortgage debt, excoriating the top U.S. market regulator over how it reaches corporate fraud settlements.



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Rajaratnam ordered to pay $92.8 million in SEC case

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 9, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge ordered Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon Group hedge fund founder sentenced to 11 years in prison for insider trading, to pay a record $92.8 million penalty in a related Securities and Exchange Commission civil case.



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Rajaratnam ordered to pay $92.8 million in SEC case

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 8, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge ordered Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon Group hedge fund founder sentenced to 11 years in prison for insider trading, to pay a record $92.8 million penalty in a related Securities and Exchange Commission civil case.



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Most of $19.9 billion Madoff case vs JPMorgan tossed

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 2, 2011

(Reuters) – A federal judge threw out most of a $19.9 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co and a $2 billion case against UBS AG by the trustee seeking money for victims of epic swindler Bernard Madoff’s fraud.



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AIG loses bid to move $10 billion fraud case vs BofA

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 21, 2011

(Reuters) – A federal judge has rejected American International Group Inc’s request to move its $10 billion mortgage fraud lawsuit against Bank of America Corp back to a New York state court, where it was originally filed, from federal court.


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Judge narrows $1 billion Madoff case vs NY Mets owners

Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 28, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge narrowed a $1 billion lawsuit against owners of the New York Mets baseball team by the trustee seeking money for Bernard Madoff’s victims, and cast skepticism on how much might ultimately be recovered.



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Some Gulf oil spill claims against BP dismissed

Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 26, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits related to last year’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday dismissed some plaintiff claims and allowed others to remain in the litigation.



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