Supreme Court Rules Against Oil Industry in Royalties Case
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In a 7-0 decision, the court refused to limit the number of years the government can reach back to collect unpaid royalties
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Philip Morris Cos. Inc. cannot move a lawsuit by cigarette smokers into federal court.
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The U.S. Supreme Court considered its first global warming case on Wednesday, in a matter that pits environmental groups against the U.S. agency meant to shield Americans from pollution.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues affecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry, and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the next month.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 20  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Supreme Court of Ohio today let stand a decision that refused to allow plaintiffs to sue former manufacturers of lead pigment or their alleged successors without identifying who made the lead pigment in their homes.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A U.S. federal appeals court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell Plc  to suspend oil exploration operations in the Beaufort Sea off the north coast of Alaska pending a legal challenge being brought by environmental activists and Alaska native groups.
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The US Supreme Court limited the scope of federal trademark protection, saying rival companies in some cases can use proprietary terms even when customers might be confused.
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The Supreme Court set down strict guidelines yesterday for investors who want to sue company officials for fraud, another victory for business in what has been a resoundingly successful year before the nation's highest court.
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A California appeals court on  Tuesday declined to reinstate a long-running case against the  Walt Disney Co over royalties it paid for its popular Winnie  the Pooh character.
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The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that investors cannot sue third parties such as banks and accountants in cases of securities fraud.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear Exxon Mobil Corp's appeal seeking to overturn the $2.5 billion in punitive damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska.
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The Supreme Court ruled against The New York Times on Monday, refusing to block the government from reviewing the phone records of two Times reporters in a leak investigation of a terrorism-funding probe.
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By Rocky Barker, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Dec. 9--The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments Friday between canal companies and groundwater pumping irrigators in an effort to decide who controls Idaho's most important natural resource -- its water.
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A court ruling bodes well for next-generation royalties.
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The Supreme Court dealt a blow Tuesday to Enron investors who sued major investment banks to recover money lost when the Texas energy giant collapsed
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc. , should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc., should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.