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Hunter Biden not protected from gun charges by Second Amendment, DOJ argues

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden posed a threat to public safety and cannot rely on his constitutional right to a firearm to avoid prosecution for

Business|News|Technology

Elon Musk won $56 billion payday because of vote, Tesla argues in court

Tesla is claiming Elon Musk won his legal battle over his $56 billion pay package because shareholders voted for the compensation, despite a judge

Elon Musk won $56 billion payday because of vote, Tesla argues in court
Business|Technology

Tesla, opponents of Musk's pay clash over resolving compensation lawsuit

Tesla and opponents of Elon Musk's compensation clashed on Friday over ways to resolve the legal quagmire that has engulfed the CEO's $56 billion pay

Tesla, opponents of Musk's pay clash over resolving compensation lawsuit
Business|Technology

Tesla kicks off legal fight to reinstate Musk's pay

Tesla began its fight for legal recognition of a shareholder vote favoring Elon Musk's record compensation, telling a Delaware judge that it "significantly

Tesla kicks off legal fight to reinstate Musk's pay
Business

Top U.S. bankruptcy attorney Sprayregen departs Kirkland for Hilco

Jamie Sprayregen, one of the top U.S. bankruptcy lawyers, is leaving Kirkland & Ellis's pre-eminent corporate restructuring practice for Hilco Global, a private financial

Top U.S. bankruptcy attorney Sprayregen departs Kirkland for Hilco
Business

Analysis-Could the $6 billion legal fee in Musk's Tesla pay case be reasonable?

The lawyers who successfully voided Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package as excessive admitted their request for a $6 billion fee is "unprecedented,"

Analysis-Could the $6 billion legal fee in Musk's Tesla pay case be reasonable?
Business

Architect of Trump's social media deal sues to block transaction

A former executive of the blank-check acquisition vehicle that plans to take Donald Trump's social media company public sued to block the deal until he

Architect of Trump's social media deal sues to block transaction
Business

Elon Musk bashed by heavy metal drummer who cost him $56 billion

Elon Musk suffered one of the biggest legal losses in U.S. history this week when the Tesla CEO was stripped of his $56 billion pay package in a case

Elon Musk bashed by heavy metal drummer who cost him $56 billion
Business

Judge who slashed Elon Musk's pay package known for being tough on Wall Street

The Delaware judge who rescinded Elon Musk's record $56 billion compensation from Tesla on Tuesday has a reputation for her calm demeanor and demanding

Judge who slashed Elon Musk's pay package known for being tough on Wall Street
Business

Court cancels Warren Buffett, Jimmy Haslam trial over Pilot

An unusual, billion-dollar trial between Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the billionaire Haslam family was canceled by the court on Saturday, two

Court cancels Warren Buffett, Jimmy Haslam trial over Pilot
Business

Bayer ordered to pay $1.56 billion in latest US trial loss over Roundup weedkiller

A Missouri jury ordered Bayer to pay $1.56 billion to four plaintiffs who claimed the company's Roundup weedkiller caused injuries including cancer, a verdict that could

Bayer ordered to pay $1.56 billion in latest US trial loss over Roundup weedkiller
Business

Tesla fights $230 million fee sought by attorneys who sued over board pay

Tesla Inc will urge a Delaware judge on Friday to reject $230 million in legal fees requested by a team of shareholder attorneys who won a settlement in a

Tesla fights $230 million fee sought by attorneys who sued over board pay
Business

Factbox-Elon Musk's growing legal challenges

Elon Musk was sued by the U.S. securities regulator related to his takeover of Twitter, the latest court battle against the billionaire whose empire spans electric carmaker

Factbox-Elon Musk's growing legal challenges
Business|Economy

Elon Musk convinced Tesla investors to back his pay. Now he must persuade a judge

Tesla has convinced an army of small investors and major funds to ratify Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package.

Elon Musk convinced Tesla investors to back his pay. Now he must persuade a judge
Business|Technology

Tesla objects to $5.6 billion payout for lawyers who voided Musk's pay

The legal team that voided Elon Musk's record Tesla pay package deserves a tiny fraction of the $5.6 billion legal fee they requested because their lawsuit

Tesla objects to $5.6 billion payout for lawyers who voided Musk's pay
News|Political

Hunter Biden jury sworn in, will hear evidence of addiction and a gun buy

A jury was sworn in on Monday for the trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges, a historic criminal prosecution of a sitting president's son with the potential

Hunter Biden jury sworn in, will hear evidence of addiction and a gun buy
Business|Technology

Legal hurdles loom over Tesla's bid to revive Musk's record pay

Tesla shareholders will vote on June 13 to ratify Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package, which a Delaware judge voided in January because she found he

Legal hurdles loom over Tesla's bid to revive Musk's record pay
News|Political

Historic criminal trial of Hunter Biden to probe drug addiction

The criminal trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges kicks off next week, with federal prosecutors likely to dissect lurid details of his crack cocaine

Historic criminal trial of Hunter Biden to probe drug addiction
News|Travel

Injured passengers on Singapore Airlines face varied compensation

Passengers injured by severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday are likely eligible for compensation, but the amount each receives could differ dramatically

Injured passengers on Singapore Airlines face varied compensation
News|Political

Hunter Biden loses bid to dismiss gun charges, clearing way for June trial

A federal appeals court panel rejected a bid by U.S.

Hunter Biden loses bid to dismiss gun charges, clearing way for June trial
News

Hunter Biden urges judge to dismiss gun charges

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Hunter Biden urges judge to dismiss gun charges
News

Catholic nuns sue Smith & Wesson to halt its assault-style weapons sales

A group of Catholic nuns on Tuesday sued the board of Smith & Wesson to try to force the gunmaker to abandon the manufacture, marketing and sales of

Catholic nuns sue Smith & Wesson to halt its assault-style weapons sales
News

Berkshire declines to pursue its Pilot claims at January trial

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway declined a judge's offer for a January trial to resolve its claims that billionaire Jimmy Haslam tried to improperly

Berkshire declines to pursue its Pilot claims at January trial
News

Exclusive-Law firm tied to bankruptcy judge resignation did not make conflict disclosures -data analysis

A Texas law firm did not follow standard disclosure practices in at least 27 cases that might have revealed its former partner was secretly in a romantic

Exclusive-Law firm tied to bankruptcy judge resignation did not make conflict disclosures -data analysis
News

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges in Delaware court

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that he lied about his drug use while buying a handgun, in the first-ever

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges in Delaware court

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