Government
Brexit Talks Could Be Damaged by Issues Over European Court of Justice
Brexit talks risk being torpedoed by the taboo issue of the European Court of Justice, a senior British official said, as Theresa May heads to Brussels on Monday with the best offer her party will ...
Brexit May Adversely Effect Legions of Insurance Liabilities, Bank Contracts Without Fix
As far as Brexit headaches go, Barclays Plc's John McFarlane says that while his bank is on top of job relocations, he's more concerned about rewriting "hundreds of thousands" of contracts. He's not ...
Former Justice Dept. Employee Admits Trying to Sell Secret U.S. Whistleblower Suits
A former partner at a major law firm in Washington pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges that he tried to sell copies of sealed whistleblower lawsuits against corporations that he obtained while ...
SCOTUS Seems Reluctant to Broaden Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections
Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared reluctant to broaden protections for corporate insiders who blow the whistle on securities law violations or fraud by their ...
Spike in Drone Use Places Airlines, Business Jets at Risk: FAA Research
The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation's skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in a midair collision, new research commissioned by the U.S. Federal ...
Suit Against AT&T/Time Warner Merger Could Curtail Other M&A Activity
President Donald Trump's first year in office was already shaping up to be a less-than-banner one for M&A. Now, the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit to block AT&T Inc.'s $85.4 billion ...
House Passes Package of Flood Insurance Bills, Reforms Included
The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 237-189 to pass the 21st Century Flood Reform Act (H.R. 2874), a package of seven bills that reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) ...
China Will Let Overseas Firms Buy Majority Stakes in Its Domestic Insurers
China took a major step toward the long-awaited opening of its financial system, saying it will remove foreign ownership limits on banks while allowing overseas firms to take majority stakes in local ...