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District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California said the five software engineers suing Apple Inc, Google Inc and five other companies have yet to show enough in common among the proposed class members to allow them to sue together.
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District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California said the five software engineers suing Apple Inc, Google Inc and five other companies have yet to show enough in common among the proposed class members to allow them to sue together.
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Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is back in court on a breach of contract suit involving his casino empire, reports CNBC's Jane Wells.
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April 5- A federal judge will not allow a lawsuit accusing Apple Inc, Google Inc and other technology companies of conspiring not to poach each other's employees to proceed as a class action, but left the door open for affected workers to eventually sue as a group.
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NEW YORK, April 5- A federal appeals court in New York said Friday the Federal Housing Finance Agency could proceed with its lawsuit against UBS AG over mortgage losses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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NEW YORK, April 5- A federal appeals court in New York said on Friday that the Federal Housing Finance Agency can proceed with its lawsuit against UBS AG over mortgage losses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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April 5- A federal judge has, for now, refused to grant class certification in a lawsuit accusing Apple Inc, Google Inc and five other technology companies of illegally conspiring not to poach each other's employees. Other defendants in the case are Adobe Systems Inc, Intel Corp, Intuit Inc, Walt Disney Co's Pixar unit and Lucasfilm Ltd..
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1999: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd receives FDA approval to market Plan B, the first emergency contraceptive drug for prescription-only use in the United States. 2005: Reproductive-rights groups file lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court seeking to force FDA to respond to their petition.
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*Freeh has prepared lawsuit vs MF Global former executives. *Corzine puts blame on those outside MF Global. April 4- The "negligent conduct" of Jon Corzine and other officers of the MF Global Holdings Ltd brokerage contributed to the firm's dramatic collapse in 2011, according to a report by the bankruptcy trustee.
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WASHINGTON, April 4- Cordis Corp, a Johnson and Johnson subsidiary, did not infringe on a patent owned by a radiologist in making its Cypher stents, an appeals court said on Thursday, reversing a ruling by a lower court that ordered Cordis to pay $482 million.
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Under the terms of a possible agreement, Jeffrey Skilling could be getting out of prison much earlier than expected, reports CNBC's Scott Cohn. (4:29)
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HARTFORD, Conn.-- World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and the widow of performer Owen Hart have settled a lawsuit over royalties and the use of Hart's image. WWE chief executive Vince McMahon, his wife and former CEO Linda McMahon, and the Stamford, Conn., company, confirmed the settlement.
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The former CEO of Enron, who is serving a 24-year prison term for his role in the energy giant's epic collapse, could be near an agreement to reduce his sentence, reports CNBC's Scott Cohn. (Correction: In this video, Cohn says Skilling's college-age son committed suicide. He actually died from an accidental drug overdose.)
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A group of shareholders in Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a multi-million pound lawsuit against the state-owned bank for misleading investors at the height of the credit crisis in 2008.
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CNBC's Mary Thompson reports Matthew Taylor is leaving the courthouse after entering a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud, and Goldman Sachs has made a statement.
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CNBC's Mary Thompson has the latest details from a statement issued by Matthew Taylor's attorney on his client's guilty plea to one count of wire fraud.
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CNBC's Scott Cohn reports the details on a court decision reviving some old allegations against SAC's Steve Cohen. (1:21)
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CNBC's Scott Cohn reports a U.S. appeals court has revived part of the case against SAC's Steven Cohen.
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NEW YORK, April 2- A New York state appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for bond insurer MBIA Inc to pursue a fraud lawsuit against Bank of America Corp over toxic mortgage securities. A panel of New York's Appellate Division said MBIA did not need to wait for loans to go into default before it could force Bank of America to buy them back.
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CNBC's Julia Boorstin reports how a startup company plans to disrupt the television business with its latest legal victory for streaming video. And, Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia explains how the service works.
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A Manhattan federal judge on Monday signaled he will not rubber-stamp Citigroup's proposed $590 million settlement of a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of hiding tens of billions of dollars of toxic mortgage assets.