U.S. Class-Action Suits Target Bigger Companies
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Angry U.S. investors alleging  securities fraud aren't hauling many more companies to the  courthouse -- just bigger ones.
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A federal appeals court ruled that Wall Street banks accused of manipulating the prices of initial public offerings of technology companies during the late 1990s boom will not have to face a huge securities class-action lawsuit, The New York Times reported on its Web site on Wednesday.
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Company files new lawsuits against cybersquatters in the U.K. and the U.S., charging violation of intellectual property law.
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The subprime mess is turning out to be a boon for class-action lawyers. Through Dec. 15, filings were up 58 percent from 2006, according to a new study.
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San Francisco, September 2: A group of Oracle Corp shareholders can pursue a class action lawsuit that accuses the business software maker and Chief Executive Larry Ellison of covering up losses, a US appeals court said on Wednesday.
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Investors stung by the collapse of Parmalat have filed a class action lawsuit in a US court as they seek more than $8 billion in damages from the Italian food group&#39;s former management, banks and auditors.
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President Bush tried to give fresh impetus Thursday to federal limits on class-action lawsuits, an important issue for many conservatives who say frivolous litigation hurts businesses.
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The trade group that represents Hollywood&#39;s major motion picture studios is expected to announce Thursday that it intends to file as many as 230 lawsuits in coming weeks against individuals
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Experts say the move could lead to suits against the U.S. or private companies.
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American International Group Inc., the  world's largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday it  was the target of a federal grand jury investigation into  products that prosecutors say were concocted to help companies  manage their earnings.
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Four of the nation&#39;s largest online providers yesterday announced a new round of lawsuits aimed at e-mail spammers, including the first major case involving spam sent via an instant messaging service.
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Companies that help businesses track and search their e-mails and other electronic data are experiencing a surge of interest in the wake of federal rule changes that clarify requirements to produce such evidence in lawsuits.
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NEW YORK  -New York City and state on Friday expanded a shareholder class-action law suit filed against top U.S. mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp , naming additional company officers and directors, 26 underwriters and two accounting firms as defendants.
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TORONTO -- Law firms in Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary filed more class-action lawsuits yesterday against Merck and Co. Inc., the makers of the arthritis drug Vioxx.
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A shareholder lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard (HP) forÂ attempting to spy on board members and reportersÂ has been expanded to include charges of insider stock trading.
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The U.S. Senate pressed ahead on  Wednesday with a business-backed bill to curb class-action  lawsuits, rebuffing attempts to soften the measure that is part  of President Bush's push for sweeping legal reforms.
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A European court remakes the competitive landscape for the software giantâand sets the stage for new antitrust battles