Supreme Court ‘Easily’ Settles Insider Trading Liability Question December 7, 2016 By Greg Stohr, Patricia Hurtado and Bob Van Voris For two years, stock traders and the attorneys who represent them said insider-trading law was a muddle, with no one...
Judge Denies Uber Bid to Enforce Arbitration in Consumer Suit August 1, 2016 By Bob Van Voris and Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. can’t require a Connecticut customer accusing the company of price-fixing to resolve the fight in arbitration, a...
Appeals Court Rules Google Book Copying Is Legal ‘Fair Use’ October 16, 2015 By Bob Van Voris Google Inc. can go ahead and create a digital library of millions of books without paying authors, a U.S. appeals...
GM Settles Shareholder Suit But Ignition Switch Exposure Not Over September 17, 2015 By Bob Van Voris, Erik Larson and Patricia Hurtado General Motors Co.’s potential liability over flawed ignition switches isn’t over yet, and billions of dollars remain at stake. GM...
Corruption Trial of Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Skelos and Son Set for November July 30, 2015 By Bob Van Voris and Greg Farrell Former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos pleaded not guilty to new charges that he demanded payments to his...
Ex-Oppenheimer Exec Gets Jail Time for Role in Oklahoma Insurer Fraud July 16, 2015 By Bob Van Voris A former Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. executive was sentenced to almost two years in prison for his role in a...
Ex-N.Y. Senate Leader Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges June 1, 2015 By Bob Van Voris Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos pleaded not guilty to charges that he exploited his position to...
Tobacco Firms to Settle 400 Florida Smokers’ Lawsuits for $100M February 26, 2015 By Bob Van Voris The three biggest U.S. tobacco companies agreed to pay $100 million to settle 400 Florida lawsuits, potentially resolving a group...
New York AG Says AIG’s Lawsuit Is Bid to Hobble Unlicensed Sales Probe May 21, 2014 By Bob Van Voris and Patricia Hurtado New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked a judge to dismiss American International Group Inc.’s lawsuit against the state’s top...
Ex-Executive’s Lawsuit Alleges AIG Defrauded U.S. in Bailout May 14, 2014 By Bob Van Voris American International Group Inc. defrauded the U.S. by failing to disclose it was selling insurance without a license during negotiations...