» JPMorgan Agrees To Pay Nearly $ 700M To Settle Claims With Lehman Brothers
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NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase Bank NA on Feb. 1 agreed to pay nearly $ 700 million to bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LBHI) that JPMorgan had been previously paid for "purportedly secured claims a...

» Cardholder Arbitration Provision Is Valid, Federal Judge Rules
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A federal judge in Washington on Jan. 31 denied consumers' motion to invalidate an arbitration provision in a credit cardmember agreement with American Express Co. and certain of it...

» MDL Judge: Under Maritime Law, Manufacturers Not Liable For Replacement Parts
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PHILADELPHIA - Under maritime law, manufacturers cannot be held liable for asbestos-containing components they neither manufactured nor installed, the judge overseeing the federal asbestos multidistri...