Court Rejects Class Action Against Banks
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The class action accused banks of manipulating the prices of initial public offerings of technology companies during the market boom of the late 1990s.
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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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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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A federal appeals court Friday rejected the government's attempt to recover $280 billion from tobacco companies, even if the Department of Justice prevails in its suit that the companies defrauded and misled the American public.
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Banks breathe sigh of relief A lawsuit aiming to hold Wall Street banks accountable for alleged manipulation of technology stock prices in the dotcom boom has failed to win class action status. The ruling could save the banks billions of dollars in payouts.â¦
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A U.S. appeals court on Friday  rejected the government's bid to force cigarette makers to pay  $280 billion in past profits, striking the toughest sanction  from the racketeering case and lifting tobacco stocks.
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New Jersey Supreme Court rules against the possibility of a national class action Vioxx lawsuit.
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MasterCard and Visa no longer can block banks from issuing credit cards from competitors after the Supreme Court declined to hear their appeal Monday.
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The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Wall Street banks that allegedly conspired to drive up prices on 900 newly issued stocks.
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A federal bankruptcy judge in New York yesterday denied Enron Corp.&#39;s request to block a lawsuit by a federal agency seeking to take control of the company&#39;s pension plans.
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A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday rejected a bid by class action attorney Melvyn Weiss and his law firm to have their criminal conspiracy trial moved to New York
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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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A US appeals court on Thursday turned down ABB&#39;s (ABBN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) (ABB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) proposed $1.2 billion settlement of an asbestos lawsuit involving the Swiss engineering group&#39;s Combustion
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The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Sumitomo Trust &amp; Banking Co against a Tokyo High Court decision on Aug 11 lifting a ban imposed by the Tokyo District Court on UFJ including its trust bank unit in the merger talks.
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A federal judge threw out a key class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina
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Hong Kong&#39;s highest court rejected the government&#39;s request that a 67-year-old tenant be given hours instead of weeks to appeal the sale of a $2.7 billion property trust, putting its Dec. 20 trading debut in doubt.
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The Supreme Court on Monday let  stand a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card  associations violated federal antitrust law by barring their  member banks from issuing credit and charge cards on the rival  networks of American Express Co. AXP.N and Morgan Stanley.  MWD.N.