AUG
17
2010

Barclays Bank to Forfeit $298 million to settle criminal charges

Federal prosecutors Monday charged Barclays Bank in a two-count information in Washington alleging the financial institution violated economic sanctions in dealings with countries that include Iran, Cuba and Libya, court records show.

AUG
17
2010

Judges crack down on inappropriate clothes in court

If you´re headed to traffic court in Bakersfield, Calif., better leave the flip-flops at home.

AUG
17
2010

Company seeks dismissal of case brought by family

A judge delayed ruling yesterday on Lorillard Tobacco Co.’s request that she reject a lawsuit accusing the nation’s third-largest tobacco company of targeting black youth in its cigarette marketing.

AUG
17
2010

Judge rejects SEC´s Citi settlement

A federal judge refused to sign off on the Securities and Exchange Commission´s $75 million settlement with Citigroup (C), saying she needs more information to decide if it´s fair.

AUG
17
2010

The wave of added regulation has the oil industry worried

The Obama administration said Monday that it would require significantly more environmental review before approving new offshore drilling permits, ending a practice in which government regulators essentially rubber-stamped potentially hazardous deep-water projects like the BP´s out-of-control well.

AUG
17
2010

Appeals court blocks resumption of same-sex marriages in California

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has blocked same-sex marriages in California while it is considering an appeal of a lower-court judge´s ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.

AUG
16
2010

In Third Trial, Blogger Found Guilty of Threatening 7th Circuit Judges

A Brooklyn federal jury has found blogger and Internet-radio shock jock Harold "Hal" Turner guilty of threatening to kill three judges from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

AUG
16
2010

Fight continues over split of $4.8 million fee in dram shop case

Two law firms fighting over nearly $5 million in legal fees in a record-setting dram shop case will battle on, thanks to an appeals court decision Thursday that reversed the award of more than $4.6 million to one of them.

AUG
16
2010

China passes Japan as second-largest economy

After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world´s second-largest economy behind the United States, according to government figures released early Monday.

AUG
16
2010

$55 million suit against Paul Hastings over acquisition loan goes forward

A $55 million lawsuit by a unit of Cerberus Capital Management L.P. can proceed against Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker over allegations the firm gave faulty advice on a loan made in connection with a private equity firm´s 2008 acquisition of bankrupt retailer Steve & Barry´s.

AUG
16
2010

Thai anti-government protest leaders in court

Leaders of the Thailand anti-government protests that brought part of Bangkok to a standstill earlier this year have appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges.

AUG
16
2010

Prosecutors file appeal seeking longer sentence for Khmer Rouge war crimes convict

Prosecutors for Cambodia´s U.N.-backed genocide tribunal appealed Monday for a longer sentence for the former chief jailer of the Khmer Rouge.

AUG
16
2010

Florence vs Italy: Michelangelo´s David at centre of ownership row

Florence city council has threatened a courtroom battle with the Italian government over the ownership of Michelangelo´s David.

AUG
16
2010

Final verdict postponed for Iranian woman facing stoning

An Iranian court has delayed the final verdict of a 43-year-old woman sentenced to death by stoning, a human rights group said Sunday, two days after the country announced she will not be executed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

AUG
16
2010

UN warning that 3.5 million children at risk in Pakistan floods

The United Nations estimates that up to 3.5 million children are at high risk from deadly water-borne diseases in Pakistan as a result of the country´s devastating floods.

AUG
16
2010

Alarm as notorious killer writes to juror

One of New Zealand´s most notorious killers allegedly contacted a woman on the jury that found him guilty this month of kidnapping.

AUG
16
2010

German singer pleads guilty in HIV assault case

Nadja Benaissa, member of the German pop group No Angels, has pled guilty to aggravated assault after infecting a man with the HIV virus during unprotected sex.

AUG
13
2010

Khadr trial delayed after lawyer collapses in court

The war crimes trial of Omar Khadr has been postponed for at least 30 days as arrangements are made to fly his Pentagon-appointed attorney to the United States for medical treatment.

AUG
13
2010

UN labor report shows drastic increase in youth unemployment

According to a United Nations report released on Thursday, labor market trends for young people have taken a drastic turn for the worse since 2007, when global youth unemployment remained fairly stagnant.

AUG
13
2010

Singapore prosecutor asks for longer sentence for convicted Swiss vandal

A Singapore prosecutor asked a court to increase the five-month jail term of Swiss executive Oliver Fricker, who was also sentenced to three strokes of the cane for vandalism and trespassing.

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