* Nearly $500 million settlement at issue * Case concerned Johns-Manville Corp (Adds details) WASHINGTON, June 18 - The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday for Travelers Companies Inc, one of the largest U.S. property and...
NEW YORK, June 17 - The proposed U.S. financial regulatory overhaul could lead to more enforcement cases brought against stock brokers and others who run afoul of the sweeping new rules, legal experts said on...
* Three trustees appointed in Tannenbaum case * Trustees to manage seized assets, investigate Tannenbaum JOHANNESBURG, June 17 - A South African judge has appointed three trustees to manage assets seized from businessman Barry Tannenbaum...
NEW YORK, June 9 - A judge agreed on Tuesday to consolidate bankruptcy cases involving jailed swindler...
NEW YORK, June 9 - A judge agreed on Tuesday to consolidate bankruptcy cases involving jailed swindler Bernard Madoff, saying the move would save money and...
BRUSSELS, June 2 - Luxembourg has confirmed the country's first case of H1N1 flu, the government said on Tuesday. The patient had recently returned from a trip to New York and had gone to a...
* Judge has deep experience from previous bankruptcies * US Government wants GM out of bankruptcy in 60-90 days (Recasts lead, adds reference to earlier Gerber case) NEW YORK, June 1 - Two years ago,...
NEW YORK, June 1 - The federal bankruptcy judge assigned to the General Motors Corp case has overseen plenty of major, complex bankruptcy cases, but perhaps none as complicated as that of the troubled, iconic...
* Appeals court had said no patents for business methods * Bilski case could affect wide range of patents (Adds lawyers' comments, background, byline) WASHINGTON, June 1 - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday...
* Appeals court had said no patents for business methods * Bilski case could affect wide range of patents WASHINGTON, June 1 - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear the Bilski...