Ky. court upholds $6M verdict in strip search case AP (November 20, 2009) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky appeals court upheld a $6.1 million award to a former fast food worker who was forced to strip in a McDonald's restaurant office after someone called posing as a police officer.
Investors sue Fla. lawyer in fraud probe for $100M AP (November 20, 2009) MIAMI (AP) - Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile South Florida attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending that the lawyer orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme with the help of a Canadian bank's U.S. subsidiary and several accomplices.
Pre-Paid Legal Services says FTC may sue AP (November 19, 2009) ADA, Okla. (AP) - Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., a network of independent law firms, said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission may sue the company over allegedly misleading representations made by its identity theft prevention program.
US charges firms defrauded deaf phone fund AP (November 19, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors have charged more than two dozen people with scheming to steal millions from a telephone program for the deaf.
Currencies trader sentenced to 24 years for fraud AP (November 19, 2009) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A foreign currencies trader who cheated investors in more than 20 states to support a lavish lifestyle and buy presents for a girlfriend has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Ex-Hyundai executive pleads guilty in fatal crash AP (November 11, 2009) SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Hyundai Motor America executive has pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter in a drunken driving crash that killed a motorcyclist in Orange County.
Toy maker settles sex harassment suit against CEO AP (November 11, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - German toy maker Steiff has settled an $80 million lawsuit filed in June accusing the company's CEO of conducting a yearslong campaign of unwelcome advances toward a U.S. marketing executive and raping her, a lawyer for the company said Wednesday.
Judge throws out LA deal for digitizing billboards AP (November 05, 2009) LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge overturned a settlement allowing major outdoor advertising companies to convert more than 800 billboards in Los Angeles into digital displays, but declined to revoke permits already granted for about 100 conversions.
Court rules Tyson Foods to pay $250K in labor suit AP (November 05, 2009) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A federal court has ruled that Tyson Foods Inc. violated federal labor standards for not paying production line employees for the time it takes them to put on and remove protective and sanitary gear.
JPMorgan settlement with SEC worth over $700M AP (November 04, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to a settlement worth more than $700 million over federal regulators' charges that it made unlawful payments to friends of public officials to win municipal bond business in Jefferson County, Ala.
NY joins the antitrust effort against Intel AP (November 04, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - New York's attorney general hit Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the market for computer microprocessors.
Fla. sues online travel companies over hotel taxes AP (November 03, 2009) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The state of Florida is suing online travel reservation companies over hotel taxes, the latest in a string of lawsuits nationwide claiming the sites owe local authorities millions of dollars.
Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over e-reader AP (November 03, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - Technology company Spring Design said Tuesday it filed a lawsuit against Barnes & Noble alleging it misappropriated trade secrets and violated a nondisclosure agreement when it launched its electronic reader Nook last month.
Whistleblower recounts money problems at Petters AP (November 02, 2009) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The longtime aide of a businessman accused of operating a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme is testifying that he was struggling to find new money and hold off nervous investors.
Mo. benefits manager gets prison for embezzlement AP (October 30, 2009) ST. LOUIS (AP) - A former benefits manager for a union local in St. Louis County has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for embezzling $341,000 from the union's benefit plans.
Ohio agency rules against former AG aide AP (October 30, 2009) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has ruled that a former top aide to fallen Attorney General Marc Dann committed attempted fraud.
Prosecutors: Madoff accountant to enter plea AP (October 30, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's longtime auditor is expected to plead guilty next week in a cooperation deal, federal prosecutors told a judge Friday.