Three unidentified sources told Bloomberg that European Commission member Joaquín Almunia is focused on getting settlements from JPMorgan Chase & Co, HSBC Holdings Plc, Credit Agricole SA and interdealer broker ICAP Plc over their involvement in the benchmark rate-rigging scandals before leaves his post later this year.
During the proceedings of Suffolk Technologies LLC's claim against Google Inc for patent infringement, it has been found that the former has ties with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and BT Group Plc's British Telecom, Bloomberg said. A unit of Goldman's joint venture pursues lawsuits over BT's patents in the hopes of getting licensing and additional fees for damages, court filings showed.
Documentary filmmaker Terrance Huff can now pursue a lawsuit against police officer Michael Reichert for violating his civil rights during a pull-over after the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejected Reichert’s qualified immunity claim, the Washington Post said.
64-year-old Glenn Ford has been declared a free man after evidence indicated that the wrongfully-convicted inmate was nowhere near the crime scene where Shreveport watchmaker Isadore Rozeman was robbed and killed in March 1985, the Washington Post said.
