Google Wins Copyright Scanning Case Against Authors; Judge Finds ‘Fair Use’ November 15, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Google Inc. on Thursday won dismissal of a long-running lawsuit by authors who accused the Internet search company of digitally...
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Bank of America For Not Disclosing AIG Claims November 4, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Bank of America Corp. has won the dismissal of an unusual lawsuit in which shareholders accused it of concealing a...
After JPMorgan $13B Deal, Banks Seek Protections in Future Bailouts October 24, 2013 By Jessica Toonkel and Jonathan Stempel As the U.S. government closes in on a $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase & Co. over its mortgage practices,...
Bank of America, Merrill Settle Gender Bias Claims for $39M September 9, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $39 million to settle a gender bias lawsuit by female brokers who claimed...
S&P Says Federal $5B Fraud Lawsuit ‘Retaliation’ for U.S. Downgrade September 4, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Standard & Poor’s said on Tuesday the U.S. government filed a $5 billion fraud lawsuit against it in “retaliation” for...
Judge Says Bernanke Should Testify in Greenberg’s Suit Against Bailout July 29, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge said Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should be required to testify in the lawsuit by the former...
U.S. Court Rejects Firm’s Challenge to Obamacare Contraception Mandate July 28, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel A divided federal appeals court on Friday rejected a Pennsylvania cabinet maker’s religion-based challenge to the 2010 healthcare law’s requirement...
Halliburton Pleads Guilty to Destroying Gulf Oil Spill Evidence July 26, 2013 By Braden Reddall and Jonathan Stempel Halliburton Co. has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the...
Court Dismisses Class Action Status in Google Digital Books Case for Now July 1, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Monday said a lawsuit against Google Inc.’s effort to create the world’s largest digital books...
Court Grants Scientific Article Authors, Publishers Broad Protection June 28, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Authors and publishers of controversial scientific articles, and the companies sponsoring those articles, won broad free speech protection from a...