Erik Larson

March 8, 2018 at 5:20 am

Experts: Porn star’s case against Trump is a weak one

Not only could it be tricky for Stormy Daniels to prevail, according to several legal experts, the suit could also expose her to accusations that...

• Nation & World

December 28, 2017 at 6:11 pm

GM favored as key cases over ignition flaw tossed

The plaintiffs failed to provide evidence that the specific type of flaw alleged to have occurred in two Texas car wrecks, the U.S. District judge...

• Business

October 17, 2016 at 6:58 pm

Ace Hotel founder’s estate accuses company president of fraud

An executive of the hipster-friendly Ace Hotel Group was sued for allegedly trying to defraud the estate of late founder Alex Calderwood out of a...

• Business

August 19, 2015 at 6:02 pm

Costco sued over claims shrimp is harvested with slave labor

A California woman filed what may be the first such lawsuit against the retailer over liability for the Thai fishing industry.

• Business

November 21, 2014 at 4:36 pm

Madoff bankruptcy costs top $1 billion

Unwinding the biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history hasn’t been cheap. Six years after Bernard Madoff’s fraud collapsed, the cost of liquidating his defunct investment-advisory...

• Business

April 11, 2014 at 5:35 pm

Coldwater Creek plans liquidation sales before Mother’s Day

Coldwater Creek, the women’s clothing retailer that hasn’t posted an annual profit since 2007, filed for bankruptcy protection with a plan to start going-out-of-business sales...

• Business

January 7, 2014 at 6:14 pm

Madoff trustee tops $10B in recovered funds with JPMorgan deal

The trustee unwinding Bernard Madoff’s fraud has recovered more than $10 billion for victims five years after the biggest Ponzi scheme collapsed, including $543 million...

• Business

November 24, 2009 at 12:01 am

Madoff liquidator wants $22M for 5 months’ worth

Irving Picard, the liquidator for Bernard Madoff's investment-advisory business, asked a judge to approve $22.1 million in fees for him and his team with the...

• Business

November 30, 2007 at 12:00 am

University of Oregon won’t cooperate in music-piracy probe

The U.S. recording industry may be using illegal investigative techniques to gather information about alleged online music pirates, according...

• Business