Government
Chevron Can Bring Fraud Claims Against Patton Boggs, NY Judge Rules
A New York judge has allowed Chevron Corp to sue Patton Boggs over claims that the Washington law and lobbying firm engaged in fraud while trying to enforce a multibillion-dollar environmental ...
Suit Against JPMorgan, CEO Over Whale Losses Can Proceed; Directors Case Dismissed
JPMorgan Chase & Co must face a lawsuit from shareholders accusing it of securities fraud by misleading them about its ability to manage risk, which surfaced when it lost $6.2 billion in the ...
Judge Dismisses Motion for Evidence in Malaysia Plane Tragedy, Threatens Sanctions
An Illinois judge on Monday dismissed a U.S. law firm's motion to obtain evidence of possible design and manufacturing defects from Boeing Co and Malaysian Airline System in connection with the ...
The Age of the Athlete-Student: NLRB Ruling May Create New Comp Challenges
What do March Madness and workers compensation have in common? At present, not very much. But if a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) holds up, comp underwriters and claims ...
Supreme Court Appears Unlikely to Radically Change Software Patent Law
U.S. Supreme Court justices stepped gingerly into a raging debate over computer software on Monday, voicing concerns about vaguely defined patents but signaling they would avoid any radical change to ...
Supreme Court Preview: Is Software Eligible for Patent Protection?
The U.S. Supreme Court will on Monday delve into the hotly contested question of when software is eligible for patent protection. The nine justices will hear a one-hour oral argument in a case of ...
Arizona Bill Amendment Addresses Ridesharing Insurance
Arizona has joined a number of states debating how to regulate so-called ridesharing programs that have popped up around the country and riled traditional taxi and limousine establishments. An ...
Analysts Sees GM Creating $3B Fund for Ignition-Switch Claims
General Motors Co. will probably create a fund of as much as $3 billion to pay claims associated with an ignition-switch flaw the automaker said is linked to the deaths of 12 people, a Barclays ...