A New York courtroom delivered a split ruling Monday in the case against Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old charged with the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in late 2024. Justice Gregory Carro refused to block prosecutors from presenting what they describe as the murder weapon, along with a notebook allegedly containing violent …
A federal jury in Boston has delivered a costly verdict against Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, concluding that the company used an unlawful strategy to keep cheaper versions of its constipation medicine Amitiza off the U.S. market for years. The panel found Takeda responsible for roughly $885 million in damages after siding with wholesalers, insurers, …
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The legal cloud hanging over Indian billionaire Gautam Adani began to lift dramatically on Monday after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump moved to shut down criminal fraud proceedings tied to the Adani empire, while also resolving a separate sanctions-related investigation involving one of the group’s flagship firms. The decision marks a sharp reversal …
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The legal reach of Title IX is heading back under the spotlight after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a closely watched dispute over whether university employees can directly sue schools for sex discrimination under the landmark education law. The case arrives from Georgia, where two former university employees — ex-Georgia Tech women’s basketball …
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The Trump administration has shut the door on one of the most unusual legal fights in recent American political history — by settling Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service through the creation of a massive federal compensation fund aimed at alleged victims of political targeting. Under the agreement announced Monday, the Justice Department …
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Elon Musk’s courtroom offensive against OpenAI ended in defeat Monday after a California federal jury rejected his claims that the company abandoned its founding mission and misled him during its early years. The decision arrived quickly. After a trial stretching nearly three weeks and packed with accusations of betrayal, greed and deception, jurors deliberated for …
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The Gulf’s Islamic debt market is heading into a more cautious phase, with prolonged instability in the Middle East expected to cool sukuk activity across the region in 2026. Analysts at S&P Global believe growth across the broader Islamic finance industry will slow to between 5% and 10% this year, easing from the 10.2% expansion …
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The UAE’s banking leadership has pushed back against concerns that the ongoing Iran conflict is triggering an exodus of money from the Gulf financial hub, insisting liquidity conditions remain stable and dollar availability is intact. Speaking during a media briefing, UAE Banks Federation chairman Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair dismissed speculation that investors or wealthy residents …
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Banks across the Gulf are increasingly expected to turn toward private placements and syndicated lending deals as prolonged tensions involving Iran continue to unsettle international debt markets, according to a new assessment by Fitch Ratings. The ratings agency said public bond issuance has become more unpredictable amid market swings triggered by the regional conflict, prompting …
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The Gulf’s Islamic finance engine is beginning to lose some momentum after a strong run, with prolonged instability across the Middle East now casting a shadow over sukuk activity and broader banking growth in the region. According to new estimates from S&P Global, expansion across the global Islamic finance industry is expected to slow to …
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