Standard Chartered Faces Uphill Climb in Case Filed by New York State
A British bank that is facing money laundering allegations from the New York State Department of Financial Services had a…
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Obama Signs Law to Appoint U.S. Treasurer without Requiring Senate Approval
On Friday, President Obama signed legislation enabling appointments of minor officials without mandatory Senate approval under Article 31. Positions that…
MF Global Trustee Wins Court Approval for Recovering $160 Million from CME Group Inc.
On Friday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn in Manhattan approved an agreement for settlement reached in June between CME and…
Arizona Gay Couple Gets Formal Recognition for 12 Adopted Kids
They had made it to the Esquire magazine’s list of the 10 best dads of 2012. Steven and Roger Ham,…
Online Daters Find it Hard to Sue Match.com
On Friday, a federal judge dismissed the major part of a lawsuit brought by online daters against online matchmaking service…
Former Fannie Mae Executives Fail to End SEC Fraud Lawsuit
On Friday, US district Judge Paul Crotty in Manhattan say that the SEC had sufficient grounds to allege that former…
Bomb-plotter US Muslim Soldier gets Life Sentence
On Friday, a Muslim US soldier, Private First Class Naser Jason Abdo, 22, who had planned the killing of US…
Father Accused of Waterboarding Daughter
A husband and wife from Delaware have been arrested after police were told by their daughter that she was ‘waterboarded’…
Apple and Samsung’s Titanic Struggle Heats up the Court
Apple and Samsung, who were once on good terms, as the Korean Samsung provides wireless components to the American computer…
Preliminary Approval Granted to JPMorgan Chase Settlement
A judge has preliminarily approved a $100 million class-action settlement with customers of credit card companies and JPMorgan Chase &…
Fox News Hosts Sued by Owner of Drum Cafe
Greta Van Susteren and Bill O’Reilly have been sued by a business owner from New York for emotional distress and…
Tax-exempt Political Groups in New York are Not Exempt from Inquiry
As reported earlier by New York Times, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is in the process of expanding his…