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March 24, 2011
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Wal-Mart Faces the Big Box of Bias Suits A Supreme Court review of a massive gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart could usher in new rules regarding class actions. |
BusinessWeek
November 18, 2010
Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart vs. a Million Angry Women Wal-Mart wants the Supreme Court to block a huge gender-bias suit. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2004
Bill Mann |
Foreign Threats to U.S. Profits Watch out if overseas courts decide to start targeting U.S. firms. For the first time, a U.S. tobacco company is facing a big lawsuit from overseas, as an Israeli health provider is seeking some $1.7 billion in damages. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Altria Is Smokin' Philip Morris and Kraft's parent company releases stellar numbers for 2003. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2011
Jim Royal |
I Can't Quit You, Big Tobacco Big Tobacco is being hit by challenges across the spectrum -- lawsuits, declining smoking rates, and new packaging rules -- but some companies have been able to claim victories of a sort. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2004
Seth Jayson |
R.J. Reynolds Goes Light Cost-cutting yields a 70% improvement in the shareholders' bottom line. |
Entrepreneur
February 2005
Jane Easter Bahls |
It's Settled A new law makes it easier to reach settlements in employment discrimination cases. |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Merck Splits the Difference The pharmaceutical wins one, loses one in New Jersey Vioxx trials. Investors should expect to see more losses. |
BusinessWeek
July 24, 2006
Jane Sasseen |
A Wild Card Named Weinstein For the past decade, cigarette executives have been trying to convince Wall Street that their legal expenses are predictable and manageable. But every time they appear to be on the verge of succeeding, a new courtroom threat chills the markets. |
BusinessWeek
June 22, 2011
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Wal-Mart Case: Another Loss for Trial Lawyers The Supreme Court's ruling is the latest in a series of decisions that make it clear the justices aim to curb mass litigation. |
ifeminists
June 30, 2004
Wendy McElroy |
Jackpot Justice, the Wal-Mart Case No one knows how to definitively resolve the abuses and dangers of class action suits without denying the underdog access to the courts. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2004
Bill Mann |
Attack of the Killer Attorneys It's inevitable in every investor's career that he or she will hold a company that will attract class action lawsuits alleging some form of securities fraud. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2004
Bill Mann |
FTC OKs Tobacco Merger R.J. Reynolds and British American Tobacco both saw shares leap higher after the Federal Trade Commission approved the merger between BTI's Brown & Williamson subsidiary and RJR. |
InternetNews
February 19, 2009
Stuart J. Johnston |
Judge Decertifies Class in 'Vista Capable' Suit Instead of millions of plaintiffs, Microsoft only has to fight six, but it's not out of the woods just yet. |
U.S. Banker
April 2002
Mark Bruno |
Broken Affair? Banks, as most companies, have enjoyed close relationships with their accountants for decades, and have been becoming more and more dependent on them for a variety of services, often far removed from auditing their books. Now those relationships are being called into question... |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2007
Toby Shute |
Here Come the Climate-Change Lawsuits Companies are potentially vulnerable to shareholder lawsuits if they either fail to properly disclose the risk of potential climate change regulations, or to demonstrate efforts to mitigate those risks. |
InternetNews
April 18, 2006
Erin Joyce |
Microsoft Dodges Class Action Bullet A federal judge denies appeals by plaintiffs for class action status that could have cost Microsoft $10 billion in rebates. |
CFO
October 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
The Jury's Out A reversal of a big jury award to shareholders of Apollo Group lends support to critics of proposed revisions to FAS 5. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2005
Brian Harris |
Why Do REIT Auditors Resign? Several auditor resignations, such as those at Shurgard Storage Centers, Glimcher Realty Trust and National Health Investors, have recently occurred in the REIT sector. |
InternetNews
November 30, 2007
Stuart J. Johnston |
Ballmer: All I Want for Xmas is a Few Less Lawsuits Santa's legal department might bring Microsoft more lumps of coal than presents this year. |
Entrepreneur
August 2005
Jane Easter Bahls |
Action Sacked A new law aims to protect you from class-action suits. Under the new law, all class-action lawsuits with plaintiffs from more than one state will have to be filed in federal courts, which tend to be less sympathetic than state courts to these suits. |
Managed Care
January 2002
Donald Wilcox & Stephanie Kanwit |
Debating RICO Suits vs. Health Plans States Failed To Protect Docs From Insurers... Patients Will Suffer; Greedy Lawyers to Blame... |
Reason
August 2002
Michael McMenamin |
Knave of Torts Cooler coffee for $3 million and other lawyer bargains: a review of Why Lawsuits Are Good for America: Disciplined Democracy, Big Business, and the Common Law, by Carl T. Bogus |
BusinessWeek
December 27, 2004
Amy Borrus |
Auditors: The Leash Gets Shorter Providing tax services to audit clients will no longer be allowed. |
PC World
November 29, 2000
Tom Mainelli, Denny Arar, & Aoife McEvoy |
Say What? Voice Recognition Giant Goes Into Chapter 11 Lernout & Hauspie reorganizes, but its troubles don't sound the final bell for voice technologies.... |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2006
Roy Lewis |
Surviving an IRS Audit It's the audit season, and some of you will have the unfortunate and uncomfortable experience of having a prior-year tax return reviewed by the folks at the IRS. Here are simple steps to help you endure an auditor's scrutiny. |
BusinessWeek
July 30, 2007 |
Another Risk Factor For Merck Plaintiffs' lawyers are salivating over evidence they hope could support their argument that even patients who used the painkiller for short periods were in danger. |
BusinessWeek
May 26, 2011
Lumley & Larson |
News Corp. Plays Chicken with Plaintiffs A News Corp. tabloid has settled in a lawsuit tied to its phone-hacking scandal -- and more payouts are expected. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Vioxx Brings the Pain A jury stings Merck for hefty Vioxx damages, battering shares. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2005 |
Legal: Jumping the Pond Class-action lawsuits are commonplace in the United States. Now, aggregate litigation is a looming threat in Europe. |
BusinessWeek
January 8, 2007
Michael Orey |
How Business Trounced The Trial Lawyers By focusing on litigation reform at the state level, business has won key battles. Suddenly, it's a tough time to be a plantiffs' attorney. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
Andras Kosaras |
Thinking About an Audit? Read This First What kinds of grantmakers get audits and how should a foundation choose an auditor if it opts for this process? |
CFO
September 1, 2010
Tim Reason |
Fees Still Falling, but Not as Dramatically The latest analysis of audit fees shows continued good news for most companies, but not all. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
No More Mr. Nice Guy A new CFO survey suggests why new rules for auditors may be a wise idea. |
CFO
September 1, 2005
John Goff |
Fractured Fraternity Oh for the days when auditors were counselors and not pricey overseers. In fact, some CFOs say dealings with external auditors have become a lot like encounters with the Internal Revenue Service: shrill, chilly, and frustrating as hell. |
CFO
February 1, 2012
David M. Katz |
The Cost of Confidence Two proposals aim to increase auditor independence, but may cause problems for CFOs. |
BusinessWeek
March 21, 2005
Aaron Bernstein |
Wal-Mart vs. Class Actions The retail giant's novel defense in a massive sex discrimination suit could rewrite the playbook for all corporate class-action suits. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Can Chevron Shake This Big Ruling? After 18 years of lingering litigation, a judge in Ecuador has issued a $9.5 billion environmental damages ruling against Chevron |
