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U.S. judge frees anarchist jailed for refusal to testify in bomb probe

August 25, 2021 at 12:50 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday freed a self-described anarchist jailed for refusing to testify before a grand jury over a 2008 bombing, saying jail time was...

Harbinger knocks Dish’s bid for LightSquared’s spectrum

August 25, 2021 at 12:00 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Phil Falcone's Harbinger Capital Partners, which controls bankrupt satellite company LightSquared, has asked a judge to reject a takeover effort by Dish Network Corp, saying its...

Bankruptcy no friend to struggling U.S. retailers

August 24, 2021 at 11:25 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ninety-two years after it was founded, discount clothing chain Loehmann's this week filed for bankruptcy protection for the third, and likely final, time. Intensifying competition and...

Bankrupt ResCap did not put value on intercompany claims: exec

August 24, 2021 at 10:27 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bankrupt mortgage lender Residential Capital LLC made no effort to put a value on the legal claims that are now an obstacle to its plan to...

Kodak bankruptcy advisers likely to see $240 million payday

August 24, 2021 at 10:22 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer tasked with reviewing advisers' fees in Eastman Kodak Co's bankruptcy on Thursday gave his blessing to more than $240 million in bills, priming them...

Insight: Delays, clashes hinder attempts to salvage Batista’s OGX

August 24, 2021 at 9:53 p.m.

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Attempts to save Eike Batista's flagship oil company, the business most responsible for the meltdown of his once high-flying industrial empire, have been...

Ernst & Young to pay $99 million to end Lehman investor lawsuit

August 24, 2021 at 9:36 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ernst & Young has agreed to pay $99 million to former Lehman Brothers investors who have accused the auditor of helping Lehman misstate its financial records...

BlackBerry hit with securities shareholder class action

August 24, 2021 at 9:05 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A shareholder of BlackBerry Ltd sued the company and its executives on Friday, accusing them of inflating the stock price by painting a misleadingly rosy picture...

U.S. judge rejects government bid to kill ‘Fast and Furious’ suit

November 4, 2021 at 12:18 a.m.

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit by Republican lawmakers who accuse Attorney General Eric Holder of wrongfully withholding documents tied to an investigation into...

U.S. judge rejects government bid to kill ‘Fast and Furious’ suit

December 24, 2018 at 10:40 a.m.

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit by Republican lawmakers who accuse Attorney General Eric Holder of wrongfully withholding documents tied to an investigation into...

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