Judge won't stop oil and gas sale
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A federal judge Monday dealt Gov. Kathleen Blanco a defeat in her campaign to force the government to give Louisiana a bigger share of the royalties from offshore oil and gas drilling.
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MOSCOW  - Russia pushed ahead with the weekend auction of the core asset of oil giant Yukos despite a US court order barring the sale, a rare legal victory that is unlikely to prevent the state from gaining control.
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The judge overseeing a faltering criminal tax shelter case indicated that he might not dismiss charges against indicted defendants from the accounting firm KPMG.
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A Dallas judge blocked the settlement of a shareholder lawsuit against Halliburton, saying the deal does not appear to be fair and reasonable.
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A federal judge refused to delay an order that Freddie Mac release more than $50 million to former chief executive Leland C. Brendsel.
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The Russian authorities have voiced their determination to proceed with the auction of Yuganskneftegaz even after the US judge ruling barring bankers and bidders including OAO Gazprom from participating in the auction, insisting that the sale is to be
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A $198m deal with the Ivorian government over a toxic waste incident will not stop a group action case, say lawyers.
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OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s second- largest oil producer, called on banks to reconsider participation in the sale of its biggest unit, after a US judge temporarily barred them from the process.
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A federal judge on Tuesday refused to accept a guilty plea from a former America Online employee accused of selling the Internet provider&#39;s customer list to a &quot;spammer,&quot; saying he was unsure a crime had been committed.
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Russia will not halt Shell's Sakhalin gas-and-oil project while a new environmental probe takes place.
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A Nigerian high court judge on Wednesday rejected a government bid to order unions to halt a nationwide strike protesting rising fuel prices, allowing the work stoppage in Africa&#39;s biggest crude producer to continue at least one
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A judge in Houston tried to temporarily halt Russia's planned auction of the most profitable unit of oil giant Yukos.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Groups in Alaska have sued the U.S. Interior Department to block an offshore oil and gas lease sale that residents say threatens Arctic marine wildlife and the traditional Inupiat Eskimo way of life.
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A judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case refuses to reduce the singer's $3m (Â£1.67m) bail.
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A US judge refuses to lower the $1million bail for a woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta Jones.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian energy company Alinta Ltd. (ALN.AU) said Monday that Australia&#39;s competition regulator won&#39;t oppose its joint bid for the Dampier to Bunbury gas pipeline in Western Australia state.
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A judge in Compton, Calif., refused to dismiss the case against a man charged with murdering the half-sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.