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Silicon Valley's diversity issues highlighted in trial

Mar 2, 2015
Ellen Pao is suing Kleiner Perkins for gender discrimination and retaliation

Texas ruling makes immigrants' future uncertain

Feb 17, 2015
A Texas judge has stayed President Obama’s executive action to stop millions of undocumented immigrants from facing deportation.

Pistorius murder media frenzy reminds some of O.J.

Feb 22, 2013
Cable news counts on the ratings bump it gets from sensational trials and other long-running stories.
South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius appears at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria on Feb. 22, 2013.
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Worst cruise ever: Can I sue?

Feb 15, 2013
Probably not, say lawyers, unless you've suffered physical injury. As a gesture of goodwill, Carnival is offerering a full refund, a voucher for a future trip, and $500.

AIG has to consider lawsuit against U.S.

Jan 9, 2013
AIG's board must consider the shareholder lawsuit, because it is charged with acting in the best interests of its shareholders.

JP Morgan may pay for Bear's alleged sins

Oct 2, 2012
The New York state lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase centers on alleged Bear Stearns misdeeds well before the investment bank was sold.
People pass a sign for JPMorgan Chase & Co. at its headquarters in Manhattan in New York City. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a civil lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase alleging widespread fraud in the way that mortgages were packaged and sold to investors in the days that lead up to the financial crisis. 
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New York AG on Bear Stearns mortgage bonds: "flamboyant fraud"

Oct 2, 2012
As part of a state-federal investigation, the Attorney General of New York is suing JP Morgan over big losses from mortgage-back securities. The bonds originated with Bear Stearns, which JP Morgan bought in 2008.

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Citigroup settles shareholder lawsuit for almost $600 million

Aug 30, 2012
Four years after the financial crisis, it's like the chickens of 2007 and 2008 are finally coming home to roost.

Poker players expect big payout from online Ponzi scheme

Aug 1, 2012
Some online poker players are expecting a big payout soon, thanks to a multi-million dollar settlement between the Justice Department and two online poker companies. The companies were accused of running a Ponzi scheme.

TV Networks sue Dish Network over ad-skipper

May 25, 2012
Satellite TV provider Dish Network has a new digital recorder called AutoHop that cuts out commercials. Fox, NBC, and CBS are now suing to stop it.