Court allows Iridium creditors to sue Motorola for billions

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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Cornelius Blackshear agreed with creditors that Motorola operated Iridium into a losing situation, controlled the company even after it went public, and funneled funs from the satellite operator back to the mother company. $2 billion in damages against Motorola and $3.5 billion in damages from Iridium is requested. Motorola said the ruling circumvents bankruptcy court actions.

Cellular telephone equipment industry, Motorola Inc., MOT, Satellite industry, United States. Bankruptcy Court

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More Losers in Funds Seek Equity in Court

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There is a growing trend toward investors joining in class action lawsuits against the firms who managed their assets. The basis for the cases are that companies fraudulently inflated the value of their assets, causing investors to pay too much to buy shares. Suits against investment companies increased from 5 to 13 in the last year, but that is still a small percentage of the roughly 400 firms in the industry.

Strategy & planning, Planning, Class actions (Civil procedure), Class action lawsuits, Influence, Investors, Securities fraud, Mutual fund industry, Company business planning, Van Kampen Funds Inc.

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Lawyers Challenged On Asbestos

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The conduct of several law firms is being investigated in connection with their handling of asbestos claims. The investigation has turned up documents in which employees were described as coaching possible claimants and trying to influence doctors' findings.

Legal services, Management dynamics, Investigations, Risk factors, Practice, Law firms, Damages, Damages (Law), Asbestos, Actions and defenses, Litigation, Lawsuit/litigation, Actions and defences, Professional misconduct

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