Judge Threatens to Punish MCI Over Fees It Has Paid
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The judge who presided over the Securities and Exchange Commission&#39;s fraud suit against MCI, the long-distance telephone company, threatened to punish the company yesterday for ignoring his
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The British government has proposed that court fines are directly linked to an offender's income, prompting angry accusations Friday that it is unfairly targeting the middle class.
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MCI Inc. reported Monday that it will take a $3.5 billion non-cash charge in the third quarter to reflect the severe downturn in its consumer long-distance telephone business. -The Washington Post
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Creditors asked the court to force MCI to cover the costs of gathering documents demanded by the SEC. -The Washington Post
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A federal judge ordered the law firm of William S. Lerach, a leading class-action lawyer, to pay the legal fees and costs of a company he sued.
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A Superior Court judge yesterday dealt a major blow to a Romney administration bid to revamp the state's auto insurance system as opponents warned the governor's initiative would cause discounts to dry up and plunge as many as 800,000 drivers into a legal limbo without coverage.
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Business & money: Ill-judged comments saw deluge of customers reclaiming bank charges, says lawyer
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MCI has reported a $3.4bn (Â£1.8bn) third-quarter loss due mainly to a write-off of the value of its assets. The company&#39;s efforts to recover from its bankruptcy are being hampered by stiff competition in
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Business & money: Â·  Payout comes despite claims of price-fixing Â·  Airline cites 'contractual obligations' for move
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Police get the go-ahead to launch a court challenge to a decision not to backdate their pay rise.
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The judge overseeing the $280  billion racketeering case against cigarette makers complained  on Monday that U.S. government lawyers were inundating her with  material from previous cases and said she was considering  setting limits.
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Slot manufacturer gets pummeled after releasing profit warning.
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Small shareholders in Northern Rock threaten to sue the government over compensation plans.
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Dozens of bank charges cases are settled after the judge threatens to use some of them as a legal test case.
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A judge ordered a businessman jailed Tuesday in a case involving a corroded light pole, an injured street vendor and what the businessman calls a vindictive company.
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A service fee that Visa places on its largest debit card issuers is unlawful and must be repealed, a judge has ruled.
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The Consumers&#39; Association (CA) has accused Apple of taking too big a bite out of UK music lovers&#39; money. It has asked the Office of Fair (OFT) to investigate the potential breach of competition law.