U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada - facing the possibility of public hearings and legal proceedings stemming from an affair made public in 2009 and ramifications leading to alleged conflict-of-interest violations by a former aide - said late Thursday he would resign, effective May 3.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 22, 2011
TMZ is reporting that Lindsay Lohan's lawyer could potentially reduce her charges in the felony grand theft case.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 21, 2011
Prominent fans of the Celtic Football Club have been warned to exercise caution after potentially lethal letter bombs were sent to the team’s manager, Neil Lennon, as well as to two high-profile fans, Lennon’s lawyer Paul McBride QC and Trish Godman, a Labour member of the Scottish parliament.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 20, 2011
A court in Tunisia has dropped charges against a policewoman whose dispute with a fruit vendor inadvertently sparked a crisis that ultimately led to the downfall of the nation’s dictator and spread the seed of revolution across the Arab world.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 19, 2011
The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that John Bryk, 61, of Trumbull, has waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport to one count of conspiracy to make a false statement in a Department of Housing and Urban Development transaction.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 18, 2011
CVS Pharmacy Inc., the retail pharmacy division of CVS Caremark Corporation that operates more than 7,000 retail pharmacies in 41 states and the District of Columbia, has agreed to pay the United States and 10 states $17.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations, the Justice Department said.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 18, 2011
Two former Washington D.C. tax preparers have been indicted on tax charges, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 18, 2011
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is facing a suit that could cost him billions if a judge finds that the documents presented so far are genuine. So the first question is whether they are or not.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 14, 2011
Anti-government protests have erupted in the northwestern city of Aleppo, as students have demonstrated against the regime of Bashar Al-Assad.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 13, 2011
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing a high-powered technology law firm in a suit that may cost him 50 percent of the billion-dollar company.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 13, 2011
The full text of the complaint filed by Paul Ceglia, claiming 50 percent ownership of Facebook.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 13, 2011
A federal appeals court has ruled that former classmates of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg must abide by a deal they made when they fought Zuckerberg over ownership of the idea for a social networking site.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 11, 2011
A prominent Egyptian blogger, Maikel Nabil, has been sentence to three years in prison after being convicted of “insulting the military and publishing false news,” according to his attorney.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 11, 2011
Sony Computer Entertainment America and the hacker who published code that unlocked the PlayStation 3's firmware have reached a settlement in their months-long legal battle.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 11, 2011
International law firm Dechert LLP is serving as co-counsel to NORMA Group AG, a German-headquartered global industrial manufacturer and portfolio company of global private equity house 3i Group plc, on its initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 08, 2011
It is said that behind every successful man is woman, however Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has two wives, a doting daughter, hundreds of gun toting female guards, a Ukrainian nurse and female supporters behind him.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 07, 2011
A team from Dechert LLP is serving as legal advisor to Golub Capital, including partners Thomas Friedmann, David Harris and Richard Hervey and associates William Tuttle and Jordan McKay
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 01, 2011
Today’s much-anticipated speech from Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, failed to lift the country’s emergency laws (which have been in effect since 1963) nor did he offer any concrete political reforms or concessions.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 30, 2011
A slideshow showcasing Gaddafi's sons and their varied engagements.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 30, 2011
Arizona death-row inmate Eric John King lost the race with death as the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to stay the verdict hours before the scheduled time of execution.
Jijo Jacob
Mar 30, 2011
A judge has been picked to serve as arbitrator in Charlie Sheen's war against Warner Bros. and Two and a Half Men co-creator Chuck Lorre.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 30, 2011
A Wisconsin judge ordered state lawmakers on Tuesday to temporarily stop implementation about a controversial law that would restrict public employee bargaining rights.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 29, 2011