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SEC files suit over 'Buckets of Money' seminars
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A nationally syndicated radio "wealth" advisor has run afoul of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DOJ thwarts sticky notes merger
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Fortune 100 company 3M of Minnesota backed away from its acquisition of Avery Dennison Corp.'s Office and Consumer Products Group after the Department of Justice said it would file an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal.
Tenth Circuit says lease cancellation challenge too late
Obama DENVER (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a decision that rejected a challenge to the U.S. Department of the Interior's cancellation of 77 Utah oil and gas drilling leases for environmental concerns.
Lawsuit filed over Superfund cleanup
PADUCAH, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - A western Kentucky waste management company is suing companies that disposed of waste in a Calvert City Superfund Site.
Poker buddies accused of insider trading swap
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday accused a California man with giving inside information about Nvidia Corporation's earnings to a poker buddy.
SEC accuses Chinese weight loss company of fraud
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday accused a Chinese weight loss company and its top executive of fraud.
Farmers Field bill challenged in Calif. court
Stormer LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A coalition of community activists and four individuals filed suit Thursday against the state of California challenging a recently enacted law that insulates the developer of a proposed Los Angeles stadium from environmental lawsuits.
Amicus brief in Kiobel argues that 'extraterritorial' application of the ATS turns intent on its head
Clement WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Allowing extraterritorial claims in U.S. courts could turn the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) "on its head."
11th Circuit rejects class action against T-Mobile
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has upheld a federal district court's rejection of a class action request in a case against T-Mobile.
Former UBS execs convicted of wire fraud
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York federal jury convicted three former UBS financial services executives on Friday for their alleged parts in frauds related to bidding for municipal finance contracts.
Offshore investment adviser accused of fraud
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused an offshore investment adviser of fraud.
Default judgment of $17M entered against Texas man
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A federal court in Texas on Aug. 24 ordered a default judgment of nearly $17 million against an alleged Texas commodity pool trader.
Union says right-to-work laws equivalent to slavery; NRTW says unions want monopoly
Young PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - One of the more controversial labor law initiatives in modern times - the right-to-work law - is fraught with confusion and contention.
Calif. man accused of commodity pool scheme
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday filed a complaint against Jeffrey Gustaveson, charging him with fraud, misappropriation and issuing false statements in an approximately $2.5 million commodity pool scheme.
Man pleads guilty to pirating movies
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A member of the online piracy group IMAGiNE on Wednesday pleaded guilty in federal court to copyright infringement.
Turner Construction pays $270K for stormwater violations
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Turner Construction must pay $270,000 in civil penalties for alleged violations of federal stormwater regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.
SEC accuses CEO of funneling millions
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - On Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged video software company Wwebnet and chief executive officer Robert Kelly with securities violations.
Auto parts maker sued over alleged losses to retirement funds
Solis WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Labor is suing auto parts manufacturer Metavation for $34 million for alleged Employee Retirement Income Security Act violations.
Environmentalists sue over proposed highway in North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The Southern Environmental Law Center sued the North Carolina Turnpike Authority and the Federal Highway Administration Tuesday on behalf of conservation groups challenging the environmental review of the proposed Garden Parkway toll highway.
CFTC settles with two foreign companies
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Monday the issuance of an order filing and settling charges against Russia's SMP Bank and Epaster Investments an investment company located in Nicosia, Cyprus.