* Hearing for unfair dismissal ends in secret deal * Subject to Olympus board approval June 8 * Woodford had been expect...
Katie Amatruda | Posted 05.16.2012
Is he trying to wear me down? Run up my legal fees so high that I have no choice except to capitulate? Or does he love the power he's holding over me?
Reuters | Posted 04.24.2012
April 23 (Reuters) - MetLife Inc, the largest life insurer in the United States, will pay $500 million to settle a multi-state investigation into cl...
Henry Gornbein | Posted 04.12.2012
In my many years of practicing family law, I have always advocated to my clients that court should be the last resort.
Reuters | Posted 05.13.2012
* JPM, BofA and Wells Fargo partially settle NY lawsuit * Citi, Ally Financial also part of $25 mln deal * Banks did not...
Jackie Savitz | Posted 05.06.2012
Given the extreme carelessness of BP and the vast scope of the resulting damage done, a low-end settlement would send the wrong message to BP and the other companies that are drilling in our oceans, telling them that they may not have to pay for future damages they cause.
HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 03.16.2012
If there was any doubt about whether it is better financially to be a big bank or a small housing counseling nonprofit, consider how both are faring i...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 02.07.2012
When compared with the billions of dollars big banks have rung up in overdraft fees over the last decade, recent settlements with customers over unfai...
J. Richard Kulerski | Posted 04.07.2012
What do divorce lawyers do in their own divorces? They try to stay out of court.
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 12.23.2011
A federal judge in Milwaukee has criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission for being too soft with corporate enforcement, marking the second t...
Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 01.17.2012
In light of the financial meltdown, many thought that, finally, the Wall Street cop -- the SEC -- was back on the beat. Sadly, the agency's recent settlement with Citigroup makes it look like they are still more interested in appearing tough than being tough.
Rep. Maxine Waters | Posted 01.17.2012
The banks hope that we'll see all the zeros and think that they've actually given us something. But California Attorney General Kamala Harris is not buying it. Instead of pressuring Harris to go with the flow, the rest of the attorneys general should follow her lead.
Posted 08.31.2011
The Departments of Justice and Education reached a settlement today with the Tehachapi Unified School District in Tehachapi, Calif. that emphasizes po...
Posted 08.28.2011
UPDATE: Bank of America Corp settled nearly all of the claims related to the legacy Countrywide-issued first-lien residential mortgage-backed sec...
Posted 07.16.2011
CORRECTION: Information contained in the Torrentfreak article to which this post referred was incorrect. The RIAA has not released a statement specifi...
Diana Mercer | Posted 05.25.2011
It's hard enough as a married couple to keep lines of good communication open and flowing...
Diana Mercer | Posted 05.25.2011
Negotiating isn't about getting the biggest slice of the pie--it's about learning to make the pie bigger.
HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON -- As bank executives push back against the terms of a foreclosure settlement with fees that may be as high as $20 billion, progressive leg...
Diana Mercer | Posted 05.25.2011
I've been practicing divorce and family law for 22 years. Back when I litigated divorces, I drove a Rolls Royce. I'm not kidding. I traded that car ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON -- Fifty state attorneys general and nearly a dozen federal agencies are currently hashing out plans for a multibillion-dollar settlement w...
Diana Mercer | Posted 05.25.2011
Okay, let me start by saying I know that they are not getting divorced, at least not at the moment, and that they're trying to work things through wit...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
PORTLAND, Ore. — The highest-ranking CIA officer ever convicted of espionage was expected to plead guilty to additional charges that he tried to...
Diana Mercer | Posted 05.25.2011
Kate Gosselin recently admitted that two of her kids have anger issues, which she believes stem from her divorce. But she then said "there's no truce necessary" between her and her ex-husband. Really?
Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 05.25.2011
When is the judiciary going to examine the schemes of class action lawyers with the same zeal with which it scrutinizes the business practices of American corporations?
Michael W. Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011
Though Mozilo's company came late to the subprime party, its size and clout deepened the pain visited upon individual home owners and the entire financial system. So did he get off too easy?
Reuters | Posted 05.30.2012