Legal
Wells Fargo whistleblower lawsuit is revived by U.S. appeals court
Wells Fargo & Co faces a new legal worry after a federal appeals court on Thursday revived a whistleblower lawsuit by two former employees who said they were fired for trying to report misconduct by lenders that the bank later absorbed. Full Article
State Street to pay more than $35 mln to settle U.S. charges: SEC
State Street Corp will pay more than $35 million to settle U.S. charges that it fraudulently charged secret mark-ups for transition management services and hid details from clients about the trading of U.S. Treasury securities, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday. Full Article
New York top court rejects right to doctor-assisted suicide
New York's highest court on Thursday ruled that doctor-assisted suicide is illegal in the state, rejecting a lawsuit claiming that mentally competent, terminally ill patients have a right to have their doctors prescribe lethal drugs. Full Article
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Equifax says hack potentially exposed details of 143 mln consumers
Equifax Inc, a provider of consumer credit scores, said personal details of as many as 143 million U.S. consumers were accessed by hackers between mid-May and July, in what could be one of the largest data breaches in the United States.
Supreme Court asked to consider anti-bias protections for gay workers
LGBT group Lambda Legal on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether discrimination against gay workers is a form of unlawful sex bias, teeing up what could be a monumental case for the gay rights movement. Read more
Supreme Court to hear major case on political boundaries
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the U.S. Constitution limits how far lawmakers can go to redraw voting districts to favor one political party over another in a case that could have huge consequences for American elections. Full Article
Ex-pal likely to figure as witness at Keila Ravelo's criminal trial
With former Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Keila Ravelo headed for trial next month on charges that she created sham litigation services businesses in order to defraud her partners and clients of nearly $8 million, it looks like Ravelo’s onetime pal, class action lawyer Gary Friedman, may be called upon to testify about the scandal that has already uprooted his career.