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AT&T Owes TiVo a Lot of Money for Patent Infringement
1:45PM 1/04/2012
Messing with TiVo's patents is a losing proposition for rival distributors of digital video recorders, as AT&T just became the most recent competitor to discover -- to the tune of at least $215 million.

More than 13 million Bank of America debit-card customers could see some repayment for excessive overdraft fees the bank charged them over the course of a decade. A federal judge has approved a $410 million settlement to compensate customers who were charged fees as a result of the bank posting transactions from highest to lowest dollar amount, rather than in the order they occurred.
Alleged Beauty Queen Fraudster Juliette Kimoto Speaks Out
12:00PM 10/20/2011

It can be tough to reconcile the two images of Juliette Kimoto: Mrs. Nevada 2006 and stay-at-home mom; and Internet scammer whom the FTC says ran a $30 million con. In our exclusive interview, she tells her side of the story, both pointing the finger at her ex-husband and defending what he did as just "marketing."

Jefferson County, Alabama's, sewer debt crisis is coming to a close. Commissioners voted Friday on a deal framework that will let it restructure and partially write off $3.14 billion debt, saving the county from filing for Chapter 9 in what would have been the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Will Homeowners Benefit from Mortgage Mess Settlement?
6:45AM 4/15/2011

Will homeowners see a penny of the reimbursements that the government has ordered 16 mortgage lenders to pay? Not likely, foreclosure victims and housing activists say, because the independent review ordered by regulators is too weak.
Why Is the Fed Letting Banks Boost Dividends?
11:30AM 3/21/2011

The Fed's decision to allow big banks to pay sharply higher dividends makes no sense, and not just because the results of the so-called "stress tests" are secret. Based on facts that are public knowledge, the banks are actually insolvent, and in danger of sinking much further.

State attorneys general and federal regulators are rushing to settle the robo-signing foreclosure mess created by the banks and get the real estate market back on its feet. But their proposals don't fully address the one of the fundamental problems of the crisis: Who really owns all those homes?
Decoding the GOP Argument Against Punishing Banks for Their Mortgage Crimes
12:00PM 3/11/2011
Columns, Economy, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo & Co, Real Estate, Credit

Almost as soon as regulators proposed a settlement for the mortgage mess that would require banks to obey the law, the banks' Republican allies began trying to weaken it through obfuscation and confusion. Read on for some plain English translations of their arguments against the settlement.
Millions of Ticketmaster customers should be receiving a cash payment or discounts on future ticket purchases now that the company's corporate parent, Live Nation Entertainment, has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over allegedly deceptive online service and delivery fees.
Although the...
Hilton Takes a Punch from Starwood, But It's Far From a Knockout
10:15PM 12/23/2010

Hilton's ego may have taken a bruising blow from its settlement with Starwood, but its finances likely won't, analysts say. As part of the deal, Hilton has agreed to take itself out of the boutique-hotel-style market to settle allegations that it stole trade secrets from Starwood.
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