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Stanford Case Triggers Supreme Court Clash Over Securities Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court debated the reach of the federal securities laws, questioning whether investors can sue law firms and outside companies for their alleged roles in R. Allen Stanford's $7 ...
Experts See U.S. Default As Financial Apocalypse
Anyone who remembers the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. little more than five years ago knows what a global financial disaster is. A U.S. government default, just weeks away if Congress ...
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Gulf Workers Return to Offshore Platforms as Karen Weakens
BP Plc, Enbridge Inc. and other companies returned workers to production platforms Sunday after Tropical Storm Karen was downgraded to a depression and passed by offshore assets on its way toward the ...
New York Ranks No. 2 Behind Calif. for Questionable Workers Comp Claims
New York is second in the nation, only behind California, for questionable workers compensation insurance claims. New York jumped to second in 2012 from fifth in 2011, the New York Insurance ...
Adobe Says Source Code, Customer Data Stolen By Hackers
Adobe Systems Inc. said on Thursday that hackers had stolen source code to some of its most popular software and data about millions of its customers. Security experts worry about the theft of source ...
California Gives Immigrants Driver’s Licenses
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Thursday adding California to the growing list of states allowing immigrants living in the country illegally to obtain driver's licenses. Immigrant advocates have long ...
BlackBerry Faces Class Action Shareholder Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit has been filed against BlackBerry by a shareholder claiming the company misled investors about its future, including how the BlackBerry 10 smartphone line would fare against ...
Court Favors Abercrombie in Okla. EEOC Suit Over Hijab
A federal appeals court has dismissed claims by an Oklahoma woman who says she was not hired by retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because her headscarf conflicted with the company's dress code, which ...