JUL
3
2015

BP to Pay $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

The settlement, if approved by a federal judge, could bring to a close the largest unresolved legal dispute arising from the April 2010 explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.

JUL
3
2015

US airlines investigated over ticket prices

In a statement, the department confirmed it was looking into "possible unlawful co-ordination by some airlines".

JUL
3
2015

GE’s Divestiture Plans Hit Hurdles

U.S. sues to block sale of appliance business to Electrolux; EU hesitates on Alstom.

JUL
2
2015

Fifa arrests: US asks Switzerland to extradite officials

The seven top Fifa executives arrested in Zurich are among 14 Fifa officials indicted on charges of "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption.

JUL
1
2015

Apple conspired to fix e-book prices: U.S. appeals court

iPhone maker is expected to pay $450 million, most of it to e-book consumers.

JUL
1
2015

Supreme Court backs use of lethal injection drug

The ruling in the execution drugs case was 5-4 with Justice Samuel Alito writing for the majority.

JUL
1
2015

Greece, Missing I.M.F. Payment, Is Called Effectively in Default

The development came as Greece’s European creditors each rejected an 11th-hour attempt by Athens to extend the country’s international bailout program.

JUN
30
2015

Jails and universities obliged to prevent radicalisation as new act becomes law

Counter-Terrorism Act, which also applies to NHS trusts, schools and further education institutions, comes into force.

JUN
30
2015

US supreme court refuses to let Texas close 10 abortion clinics

Justices rule 5-4 to grant emergency appeal from clinics that will for now prevent state from enforcing restrictions that would have caused clinics to close.

JUN
30
2015

Egypt prosecutor Hisham Barakat killed in Cairo attack

Mr Barakat died of his wounds in hospital after the bombing in the suburb of Heliópolis.

JUN
26
2015

Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules, 5-4

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion in the 5 to 4 decision. He was joined by the court’s four more liberal justices.

JUN
26
2015

France cracks down on Uber after taxi driver protests

Furious at what they regard as unfair competition, cabbies blocked roads to the capital´s airports, overturned cars and burned tires to press for the scheme to be abolished.

JUN
26
2015

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 to Save Obamacare Tax Subsidies

The 6-3 ruling eliminates the most potent legal challenge to a law designed to cover at least 30 million uninsured people and averts a collapse in state insurance markets.

JUN
25
2015

Russia´s Putin extends ban on Western food imports by one year

Putin told a meeting of government members that he had signed the necessary order.

JUN
25
2015

NYC to Pay $6.25 Million to Brooklyn Man Cleared in 1989 Killing

Fleming was released last year after the Brooklyn district attorney´s office said it had come to agree that his alibi — which he offered from the start — was valid.

JUN
24
2015

Supreme Court rules patent expiration ends licensing fees

Patent holders still cannot charge royalties after the expiration of a patent.

JUN
24
2015

You can now get a law degree in fashion

Fordham University School of Law is now offering a degree in Master of Law in Fashion.

JUN
23
2015

Chinese smartphone app adds new feature to dob in corrupt cadres

Smartphone app lets citizen whistleblowers send compromising images of wayward Communist party officials straight to investigators.

JUN
22
2015

Google Told to Expect Large Fines in EU Antitrust Probe

The EU’s competition watchdog told Google it could face a fine based on its AdWords revenue stemming from European users.

JUN
22
2015

NII Holdings´ bankruptcy exit plan wins court approval

NII Holdings, a telecom operator for the Nextel brand in Brazil, got approval for the contested $4.35 billion turnaround plan from Judge Shelley Chapman in Manhattan bankruptcy court, concluding a trial that began earlier this month.

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