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Arkansas News Legislature may revisit hiring law after Petrino scandalArkansas NewsBy John Lyon LITTLE ROCK — In the aftermath of the revelation that former Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino hired a woman with whom he was involved, some state legislators are saying it may be time to revisit a state law governing the hiring practices of [...]

Groupon IPO Scandal Is the Sleaze That's LegalBloombergSandbagging IPO investors in this manner is perfectly legal, it turns out. Sox Hole The reason lies with a gaping hole in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which Congress passed in 2002 in response to the accounting scandals at Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. That …and more » View full post [...]

NBCSports.com PFT: Law enforcement to look at bounty scandal?NBCSports.comOther law-enforcement agencies could get involved as the situation unfolds. This story is far closer to the beginning than the end, and we'll be following it every step of the way. AP Jaguars kicker Josh Sobee will stay in Jacksonville for at least …Teams Could Be Held [...]

The Guardian King's son-in-law testifies in fraud scandalCNNBy Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — The son-in-law of Spain's King Juan Carlos arrived in court to testify before a magistrate Saturday as a suspect in a fraud scandal that has created unprecedented problems for the popular royal family.Spain king's son-in-law appears in courtSeattle Post IntelligencerSpain king's [...]

The Guardian King's son-in-law to testify in fraud scandalCNN InternationalBy Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — The son-in-law of Spain's King Juan Carlos has been summoned to testify before a magistrate Saturday as a suspect in a fraud scandal that has created unprecedented problems for the popular royal family.Royal Son-In-Law to Testify in Spanish Fraud [...]

The Guardian King of Spain's son-in-law to face judges over corruption scandalThe GuardianHe was the blue-eyed boy of Spain's royal family, but now King Juan Carlos' sporty son-in-law Iñaki Urdangarín is in disgrace as he goes before a judge on Saturday in connection with a major corruption scandal. Judge José Castro will want to know [...]

Business Insider Mark Hurd Legal Scandal Won't Screw HP Customers AfterallBusiness InsiderA judge has sided with HP in its lawsuit with Oracle and the big winners are the company's joint customers. A judge ruled that HP didn't trick Oracle into promising continued support for Itanium servers, as Oracle had been claiming.Judge Dismisses Oracle Fraud Claim [...]

Telegraph.co.uk Breast implant scandal: waive legal rights, clinic demandsTelegraph.co.ukOne of Britain's biggest users of faulty breast implants is making women sign away their rights to legal action if they want to take up its offer of cut-price replacements. The Hospital Group's £1500 offer to replace PIP implants, seen here, …and more » View full post on [...]

Scotland on Sunday PIP implant scandal: Scots urged to join legal battle over implantsScotland on SundayPhotograph: Jayne Wright UP TO 80 Scots women are planning to take legal action against private clinics refusing to remove the potentially dangerous breast implants at the centre of an international health scare. The women, fitted with French-made PIP …and [...]

The Guardian How News Group hid the phone-hacking scandalThe GuardianThe actor Jude Law received the highest disclosed payout of £130000 damages plus costs as payments totalling £640000 were made in 15 cases where the amounts were made public. Prescott received £40000, Bryant received £30000; Sadie Frost, Law's former …Phone hacking: Jude Law, Lord Prescott and [...]