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With jury selection set to begin Monday, the judge in Michael Jackson’s child-molestation case is still considering whether the entertainer’s accuser should testify in public and whether jurors should see a British documentary about the pop star. Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville scheduled a pretrial hearing for Friday to address those and other questions related […]

Bank of America Corp. has agreed to pay $375 million to settle charges of late trading and market timing actions in some mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday. The settlement includes $125 million in penalties and $250 million in restitution, which will be distributed to the mutual funds and their shareholders who

Houston’s Southern District courthouse will this week place two markers on the face of the energy business, with key decisions expected in the controversial break-up of Yukos and the trial of Enron’s former top executives. Judge Letitia Clark will decide whether the dismembered Russian oil group can continue its battle with the Russian government through

Even in a nation obsessed with weight loss, there’s never been anything quite like fen-phen. It was a set of magic pills from the wizards of Big Pharma: a prescription cocktail that promised to suppress appetite and promote weight loss, easily and safely. Fen-phen’s pledge: no pain, and no gain. Even in a nation obsessed

Prosecutors want to review Michael Jackson ‘s financial records, saying they believe serious money troubles drove the entertainer to force his accuser’s family to help him rebut a damaging television documentary. Assistant District Attorney Gordon Auchincloss requested copies of the documents Friday at a hearing that included several rulings in the singer’s child molestation case,

US prosecutors disclosed time they had launched a criminal probe against media tycoon Conrad Black, who is already besieged by several lawsuits and regulatory probes. Federal prosecutors are investigating Black for allegedly diverting funds from his media empire, Randall Samborn, spokesman for the US Attorney’s office in Chicago, told AFP. Samborn said the prosecutor’s office

Behind one of the largest jury awards ever in a Silicon Valley intellectual-property case is a story that has played out like a messy divorce. Late last month, Fremont’s Lexar Media Inc. won $465 million in civil damages from Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Corp. A Superior Court jury in Santa Clara County sided with Lexar’s

The fight over a secretive entity that wields enormous influence over AIG is just starting There’s probably never been anything like this in U.S. corporate history: a titanic legal struggle pitting the interests of corporate governance and public shareholders against those of a private company and the rights of its owners. At the pinnacle of

A federal grand jury is investigating whether Thomas M. Coughlin, a former vice president of Wal-Mart Stores, cheated on an expense account and misused gift cards, a Wal-Mart spokesman said yesterday. Wal-Mart told regulators in a filing that Mr. Coughlin may have improperly appropriated as much as $500,000. Lawyers for Mr. Coughlin have denied the

More college graduates are applying to law school, according to the Law School Admission Council, which administers the LSAT exam. Law school applications have risen steadily over the past few years, reaching a record 99,504 applicants last year, up 9.5% from 2002, it said. The growing number suggests more people are interested in careers in