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Transocean CEO: Rig workers should have done more
Transocean employees should have done more to detect signs of trouble before the company's drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, ...
APNewsBreak: US to revise cigarette warning labels
The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the ...
High court rules for insurer in class-action suit
A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected efforts by a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit to keep his claim in state court rather than more ...
NTSB: Former Oklahoma QB, friend were flight crew
People who knew former Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis say his passion for flying began before he arrived at the school and led the Sooners to ...
Companies begin defense in Gulf oil spill trial
Workers on the drilling rig that exploded at the outset of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill catastrophe were "trying to get it right" as they ...
Fla. charity figures pumped $1M to politicians
The key players behind a purported veterans charity accused of setting up illegal gambling rooms pumped more than $1 million into the campaign ...
Gulf spill trial: Contractor finds cement samples
BP's cement contractor on the Deepwater Horizon rig has discovered cement samples possibly tied to the ill-fated drilling project that weren't turned ...
Apple CEO required to testify in NY e-books case
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been ordered to testify in a New York court case the Justice Department brought against the company over the pricing of e-books ...
Fla lt gov quits; tied to firm under investigation
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll announced her resignation Wednesday, a day after she was questioned by authorities investigating possible illegal ...
Ackman applauds call for Herbalife investigation
Hedge fund manager William Ackman is applauding a consumer group's push for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Herbalife is a pyramid ...
US probes Sanofi over blockbuster drug Plavix
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating drug maker Sanofi's disclosures to the Food and Drug Administration about different responses to its ...
AP source: Google to pay $7M to settle Wi-Fi case
Google will pay a $7 million penalty to settle a multistate investigation into the Internet search leader's collection of emails, passwords and other ...
Martha Stewart denies wrongdoing in Penney deal
Home decor and food guru Martha Stewart testified in court on Tuesday that she did nothing wrong when she signed an agreement to open shops within ...
St. Louis company wins suit over bowl-shaped chip
A Texas jury has sided with a St. Louis company in its fight with snack giant Frito-Lay over the right to produce bowl-shaped tortilla chips.
JC Penney could wind up with empty shelves
J.C. Penney, which is struggling with big losses and steep sales declines, could face another challenge: empty shelves. New York State Supreme Court ...
Samsung's $1B bill in Apple case reduced by $450M
The two biggest — and bitterest — rivals in the smartphone market will have to endure another bruising trial after a federal judge ruled that jurors ...
Suit over hiring of Jackson doctor to go to trial
A judge has dismissed all but one count in a civil lawsuit by Michael Jackson's mother against concert giant AEG Live, which hired a doctor who was ...
Penney CEO emails suggest aim at breaking deal
It's been a tough week to be Ron Johnson. J.C. Penney's CEO was in the hot seat again on Friday in New York State Supreme Court after facing investors ...
Apple shareholder drops lawsuit on preferred stock
A disgruntled shareholder pressing Apple to create a new class of preferred stock has dropped a lawsuit that became a moot point after the iPhone and ...
New Mexico company: Feds may allow horse slaughter
Federal officials have indicated they might soon grant the inspection needed to start processing horse meat at a southeastern New Mexico ...
Ex-ally implicates CEO in W.Va. mine case
The chief executive at the time of the deadly West Virginia mine explosion was implicated by a former longtime subordinate Thursday of ordering a ...
BP probe of Gulf spill didn't explore cost cuts
An internal BP probe of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico didn't explore whether decisions by upper-level management or cost cuts had a role ...
BP exec outlines internal probe of Gulf spill
Once the object of ridicule and focus of outrage after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, former BP chief executive Tony Hayward made a cameo ...
Suit: 185K spyware images sent to rental computers
Spyware installed on computers leased from furniture renter Aaron's Inc. secretly sent 185,000 emails containing sensitive information — including ...