Suits aim to head off problems
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With three weeks until Nov. 2, Ohio has become the epicenter of lawsuits over an election that has yet to be held. Officials there are trying to fend off court challenges about provisional
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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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The lawyers and judges are ready. Let the protests begin.
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Lawyers who file frivolous lawsuits would be hit with financial penalties under legislation moving through Congress. Supporters say the bill would protect businesses from being threatened with lawsuits that have no merit.
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Investors reportedly seek meetings with BP bosses to seek reassurances about the firm's safety record.
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Washington -- On Day One of his economic conference, President Bush is calling runaway lawsuits a &quot;vital issue&quot; and vowing to get Congress to pass damage award limits.
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Take a memo: Let's not kill all the lawyers just yet. They are the only defense for workers against corporate executives who would rather count their stock options than pay attention to 401(k) plans.
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The question of blood ties in boardrooms arose last week after New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused insurance firms run by CEOs from the same family of taking part in a widespread bid-rigging scheme.
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WASHINGTON -- Two senators who wrote a tough but little-understood law to protect corporate whistle-blowers are pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission for aggressive enforcement, just as a case emerges that could determine how companies are policed.
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Congress is close to making it easier for corporations to dodge many of the class-action lawsuits that businesses say are bankrupting them while rewarding lawyers and doing little to help victims.
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Lawyers for cigarette makers on  Wednesday sought to knock down the government's $280 billion  racketeering case against the industry, telling a federal judge  that they had already addressed the government's concerns by  changing the way they do business.
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As Congress reconvenes this week, businesses and their lobbyists are gearing up to fight a series of proposed changes to immigration law that they say will complicate hiring.
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Class-action litigation, lawsuits seeking damages for exposure to asbestos and medical malpractice suits are the targets.
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Executives at eight leading financial services firms met earlier this year to share their disaster recovery strategies -- and found that they all face many of the same issues.
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Business & money: Under proposed code of conduct, firms would have to give more details about their business.
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Several proposals are under consideration that should produce a lively floor fight.
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Business falling off? Investments not spinning returns quickly enough? One solution that&#39;s been picking up steam in the IT sector is the leveraged lawsuit.