U.S. asks judge to deny S&P's motion to dismiss fraud lawsuit May 21st, 2013 - 07:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge to deny Standard & Poor's motion to dismiss a government lawsuit against the ratings agency, saying its statements on certain financial products were fraudulent and not mere ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asks, judge, deny, s&p's, motion, dismiss, fraud, lawsuit, Top Keywords

UK judge says Goldman tax deal lawful, but "not glorious" May 16th, 2013 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's tax authority was heavily criticised by a judge on Thursday, who nonetheless ruled its deal with Goldman Sachs worth up to 20 million pounds ($30 million) to the U.S. bank was lawful. High Court Ju... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : judge, says, goldman, deal, lawful, "not, glorious", lawsuit, Top Keywords

Egyptian judges suspend talks with president May 15th, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - In the judiciary's latest face-off with Egypt's Islamist rulers, the country's top council of judges decided Wednesday to suspend its participation in a government-backed judicial reform conference following a renewed push... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egyptian, judges, suspend, talks, president, "not, glorious", lawsuit, Top Keywords

Bangladesh braces for unrest as judges prepare war crime verdict May 8th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) By Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi war crimes tribunal is due to pronounce judgment on a top Islamist politician on Thursday, raising fears a guilty verdict could ignite a fresh round of clashes between members of his party and securit... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bangladesh, braces, unrest, judges, prepare, crime, verdict, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit May 1st, 2013 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about its financial condition before its $16 billion initial publ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, banks, judge, throw, lawsuit, crime, verdict, lawsuit, Top Keywords

U.S. judge questions fraud statute's use against Bank of America Apr 30th, 2013 - 04:40h (CET +01.00) By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan judge indicated Monday he was "troubled" by how the U.S. government applied a rarely used law in a suit against Bank of America Corp over the sale of toxic mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : judge, questions, fraud, statute's, against, bank, america, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Egypt president, judges compromising on reform law Apr 28th, 2013 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - The Egyptian president's office is indicating a compromise has been reached with the judiciary to defuse an uproar over a proposed law that would have forced out thousands of the country's most senior judges. (Source: Associate... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, president, judges, compromising, reform, bank, america, lawsuit, Top Keywords

S&P asks federal judge to dismiss U.S. civil fraud lawsuit Apr 22nd, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) By Luciana Lopez and Aruna Viswanatha REUTERS - Standard & Poor's asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss a U.S. Justice Department civil fraud lawsuit against the rating agency, arguing the statements that underpin the government's ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, asks, federal, judge, dismiss, civil, fraud, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Egypt's Mursi in crisis talks with judges over reform Apr 22nd, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) By Yasmine Saleh and Asma Alsharif CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi held crisis talks with the country's top judges on Monday after the justice minister resigned over demands by the ruling Muslim Brotherhood for a "purific... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt's, mursi, crisis, talks, judges, reform, fraud, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Pakistani judge orders Musharraf held for 2 weeks Apr 20th, 2013 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) ISLAMABAD (AP) - Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Saturday was ordered held for two weeks until the next hearing in a case related to his 2007 decision to sack and detain several judges. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistani, judge, orders, musharraf, held, weeks, fraud, lawsuit, Top Keywords