Articles by Jonathan Stempel

Standard & Poor’s said it expects to be the target of a U.S. Department of Justice civil lawsuit over its...

Investors who said they lost money in Bernard Madoff’s fraud may not pursue a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and...

The U.S. Supreme this month weighed whether to impose new limits on class-action lawsuits, as it reviewed whether a homeowner’s...

Fewer investors are taking corporate America to court for fraud. The number of new federal securities fraud lawsuits seeking class-action...

The U.S. Supreme Court last Friday agreed to hear four new cases, addressing matters as diverse as the reach of...

American International Group Inc. has filed a lawsuit against a vehicle created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to curtail the power of the top federal securities regulator to seek...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday weighed whether to impose new limits on class-action lawsuits, as it reviewed whether a...

A divided federal appeals court has temporarily barred the U.S. government from requiring an Illinois company to obtain insurance coverage...