Chief Judge Raner C. Collins became the first African-American federal judge to lead the federal court in Arizona earlier this month. He succeeds Judge Roslyn
Month: September 2013
‘Pump-and-Dump’ Broker Sentence Upheld
A federal appeals court upheld the three-year securities fraud sentence Monday for a San Diego broker engaged in a stock “pump and dump” scheme. Bryan
Stockton Bankruptcy Deal to Save Pensions
The bankrupt city of Stockton may avoid a constitutional confrontation over the legality of imposed pension cuts as a way to resolve its insolvency. The
Lawyer Pleds Guilty in ‘Dirty DUI’ Case
Divorce lawyer Mary Nolan, accused of paying a private investigator to bug the cars of the estranged husbands of the women she represented, pled guilty
Diamond Foods Settles with Shareholders for $100 Million
Diamond Foods and investors won tentative approval of a nearly $100 million settlement Thursday to resolve a class action over the $2.3 billion deal the
EA Sports Settles with College Athletes
Electronic Arts Sports and the licensing arm of the NCAA reached a settlement in a long-running dispute over payment to former college athletes for use