Judge says Staples must face trial in options case
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Staples Inc. , the world's largest office supplier, must face trial in a shareholder lawsuit accusing company officials of wrongly backdating more than 7.5 million stock option grants, a state judge ruled.
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United Airlines formally raised the  possibility of throwing out union contracts on Friday, asking a  bankruptcy judge for permission to discuss the matter at an  upcoming court hearing.
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The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to consider a lawsuit against major Wall Street firms accused of conspiring to manipulate prices on newly issued shares during the stock market boom of the 1990s.
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Attorneys for a man accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart have asked a judge for additional competency evaluations, potentially delaying a trial already held up for months over the issue.
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The former legal counsel for McAfee is facing federal charges of improperly backdating stock options at the security software company.
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A U.S. district judge dismisses Victor Conte's motion for a dismissal, increasing the chances that the BALCO case will go to trial early next year.
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A U.S. judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by Enron investors can go to trial in April as planned even though an appeals court has not yet issued a key decision on whether the plaintiffs can be allowed to join as a group.
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A former vice president of Staples Inc. pleaded guilty yesterday to 14 counts, including money laundering and mail and wire fraud.
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Apple Inc  Chief Executive  Steve Jobs has been asked by U.S. securities regulators to give  a deposition in a stock options backdating lawsuit against the  company's former general counsel, Bloomberg reported on  Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
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A federal judge ruled yesterday that the case against Richard A. Grasso, the former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, over his excessive pay must be heard in New York state court.
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A federal judge has ordered former Kmart Chief Executive Charles Conaway and former financial chief John McDonald to stand trial on accusations they misled investors about the retailer's financial problems before its 2002 bankruptcy filing, according to a published report.
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A federal judge has ordered a third trial in a lawsuit by a woman who blamed Merckâs painkiller Vioxx for the heart attack that killed her husband.
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When singer Boy George allegedly violated the terms of his probation on a drug charge, he incurred the wrath of a Manhattan judge who demanded that he show up in court or face arrest. That court date is Monday.
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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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Courtney Love will stand trial on a felony assault charge, a judge ruled Wednesday during a preliminary hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom.
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Adam "Pacman" Jones must wait to see how felony charges filed against him in Las Vegas are handled before a Tennessee court rules on whether the suspended NFL player's plea bargain should be revoked. A new hearing was set for Jan. 3 to revisit the case.
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Adam "Pacman" Jones must wait to see how felony charges filed against him in Las Vegas are handled before a Tennessee court rules on whether the suspended NFL player's plea bargain should be revoked. A new hearing was set for Jan. 3 to revisit the case.