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Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp faces $30 billion of new wildfire claims

A utility owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway faces $30 billion of new claims blaming it for causing Oregon wildfires in 2020, nearly four times the maximum

Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp faces $30 billion of new wildfire claims
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Warren Buffett's real estate brokerage reaches $250 million antitrust settlement

A real estate brokerage owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday it reached a $250 million settlement of nationwide antitrust litigation that is

Warren Buffett's real estate brokerage reaches $250 million antitrust settlement
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UBS faces new lawsuit by Appaloosa over Credit Suisse $17 billion bond wipeout

A new lawsuit by U.S. hedge fund Appaloosa LP accuses the former Credit Suisse of misleading investors about its health before $17 billion of its bonds were written

UBS faces new lawsuit by Appaloosa over Credit Suisse $17 billion bond wipeout
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Williams-Sonoma is fined by US FTC over 'Made in USA' claims

Williams-Sonoma will pay a $3.18 million civil fine to settle U.S.

Williams-Sonoma is fined by US FTC over 'Made in USA' claims
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Wells Fargo bond saleswoman sues over 'unapologetically sexist' workplace

Wells Fargo was accused of sex discrimination in a lawsuit by a bond saleswoman who said the fourth-largest U.S. bank denied pay and promotions available to men and

Wells Fargo bond saleswoman sues over 'unapologetically sexist' workplace
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ISS rebukes Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway over climate change, governance

A leading shareholder advisory firm recommended on Thursday that Berkshire Hathaway shareholders withhold votes to reelect five directors at Warren Buffett's

ISS rebukes Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway over climate change, governance
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JPMorgan Chase sues Russia's VTB Bank over effort to unfreeze assets

JPMorgan Chase sued Russia's state-owned VTB Bank on Thursday to halt its efforts to recover $439.5 million from an account that was blocked after Russia

JPMorgan Chase sues Russia's VTB Bank over effort to unfreeze assets
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Trump's hush money trial will not be delayed because of publicity, judge rules

The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money criminal case rejected the former U.S. president's bid to delay Monday's scheduled trial on the ground

Trump's hush money trial will not be delayed because of publicity, judge rules
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'The Batman,' a 2022 blockbuster, wasn't plagiarized, US judge rules

Warner Bros Entertainment didn't steal the plot for its 2022 blockbuster "The Batman" from a writer who created a story about the caped crusader three decades

'The Batman,' a 2022 blockbuster, wasn't plagiarized, US judge rules
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NYU urges dismissal of antisemitism lawsuit, says it acted 'decisively'

New York University said it has moved "decisively" to root out antisemitism on its campus, and that a lawsuit by Jewish students claiming they have been

NYU urges dismissal of antisemitism lawsuit, says it acted 'decisively'
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Reddit, YouTube must face lawsuits claiming they enabled Buffalo mass shooter

Reddit and Google's YouTube were ordered by a New York state judge to face lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for helping enable the avowed white

Reddit, YouTube must face lawsuits claiming they enabled Buffalo mass shooter
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R. Kelly challenge to sex abuse conviction draws skepticism from US appeals court

A lawyer for R.

R. Kelly challenge to sex abuse conviction draws skepticism from US appeals court
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Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to overturn sex trafficking conviction

A lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell will on Tuesday ask a U.S. appeals court to overturn the British socialite's conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping

Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to overturn sex trafficking conviction
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FTC, 10 US states sue 'sham' women's cancer charity

The Federal Trade Commission and 10 U.S. states on Monday sued what they called a "sham" charity that raised $18.25 million to help women fight cancer, but spent just $

FTC, 10 US states sue 'sham' women's cancer charity
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Judge blocks tighter Washington state oversight of immigration detention center

A federal judge blocked Washington state from enforcing most of a law intended to boost oversight and improve living conditions at the state's only privately-run, for-

Judge blocks tighter Washington state oversight of immigration detention center
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Corruption case against former New York lieutenant governor is revived

A federal appeals court on Friday revived corruption charges against former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, who prosecutors accused of funneling a

Corruption case against former New York lieutenant governor is revived
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Donald Trump appeals E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million defamation verdict

Donald Trump on Friday appealed the writer E.

Donald Trump appeals E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million defamation verdict
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Trump cannot delay enforcing $83.3 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

A federal judge on Thursday denied Donald Trump's request to delay enforcement of the writer E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million verdict in her recent defamation case.

Trump cannot delay enforcing $83.3 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
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Court upholds Michael Avenatti conviction for defrauding Stormy Daniels

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of disgraced celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti for defrauding former client Stormy Daniels, the porn

Court upholds Michael Avenatti conviction for defrauding Stormy Daniels
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More than 100 US Capitol rioters' sentences could be shortened, under court ruling

More than 100 people convicted of joining the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S.

More than 100 US Capitol rioters' sentences could be shortened, under court ruling
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Trump cannot line up full bond in New York fraud case, offers to post $100 million

Donald Trump is unable to post a full bond while he appeals a $454.2 million judgment that a judge imposed in New York state's civil fraud case against him,

Trump cannot line up full bond in New York fraud case, offers to post $100 million
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Southern California Edison to pay $80 million to US over 2017 wildfire

Southern California Edison agreed to pay the United States $80 million to cover costs and damages incurred by the U.S.

Southern California Edison to pay $80 million to US over 2017 wildfire
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US man gets prison for Tokyo Olympics doping charge

A Texas man who pleaded guilty to involvement in providing banned performance-enhancing drugs to athletes before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was

US man gets prison for Tokyo Olympics doping charge
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Woman ends lawsuit claiming Leon Black raped her in Jeffrey Epstein's mansion

A woman who accused billionaire Leon Black of raping her two decades ago at the Manhattan mansion of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has

Woman ends lawsuit claiming Leon Black raped her in Jeffrey Epstein's mansion
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Judge in Trump fraud case would not back down

Arthur Engoron, a cabdriver-turned-judge who found Donald Trump liable for fraud, did not hold back in accusing the former U.S. president of trying to take him

Judge in Trump fraud case would not back down

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