Litigation Law

Visa adds $150 million to litigation reserves – Reuters

(Reuters) – Visa Inc said it will add $150 million to its litigation reserves, a week after the world’s largest credit and debit-card processing network agreed to be part of a massive antitrust settlement. The company, along with rival …

Visa (V) Declares $0.22 Quarterly Dividend; 0.7% Yield; Will Deposit $150M into Litigation Escrow – StreetInsider.com

Visa (NYSE: V) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, or $0.88 annualized. The dividend will be payable on September 4, 2012, to stockholders of record on August 17, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of August 15, 2012. The … Continue reading

Halliburton Says Court Approved Corruption Lawsuit Settlement – Wall Street Journal

and that it was unlikely they would win damages “even closely approaching” what they sought in litigation, the report said. Read the proposed settlement below: Halliburton settlement

Anadarko Doesn’t Reach Settlement of Tronox Case – Bloomberg

Anadarko remains “committed to resolving the Tronox litigation through informal negotiations or other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms,” John Christiansen, a company spokesman, said in an e-mailed statement. He said that the trial …

Firms asked to stall swaps action after FSA deal – Daily Telegraph

The banks’ lawyers are understood to be writing to businesses engaged in litigation with them to ask for claims to be suspended until the lenders have examined if they are eligible for the FSA deal, which promises that banks will … Continue reading

First Advantage Litigation Consulting Expert Jon Shaman to Speak at Carmel Valley Retreat – PRLog (free press release)

WASHINGTON, D.C.– First Advantage Litigation Consulting, a Symphony Technology Group (STG) company and leading eDiscovery services firm, today announced that Jon Shaman, a senior director of the company, will be speaking at the upcoming Carmel Valley …

ReadySuite Integrates with iCONECT’s XERA eDiscovery Review Platform – San Francisco Gate

iCONECT Development, LLC, the industry leader in litigation support and eDiscovery software, announces today that Compiled Services, developers of litigation support and eDiscovery software ReadySuite, has expanded its extensive portfolio of world class …

BDO Consulting Expands Litigation and Fraud Investigation Practice – StreetInsider.com

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– BDO Consulting, one of the nation’s leading professional service organizations, today announced the growth of its Litigation & Fraud Investigation practice with the addition of Daniel Ventricelli as a Managing Director in the …

BDO Consulting Expands Litigation and Fraud Investigation Practice Daniel Ventricelli Appointed Managing Director in New York – CNBC

NEW YORK, Jul 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — BDO Consulting, one of the nation’s leading professional service organizations, today announced the growth of its Litigation & Fraud Investigation practice with the addition of Daniel Ventricelli as a Managing …

Lake County floats $7.2M in notes for jail settlement – Chicago Sun-Times

CROWN POINT — The Lake County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday signed off on more than $7 million in bond anticipation notes to settle ongoing litigation over overcrowding and unsanitary conditions at the Lake County Jail. The commissioners voted 2-1 … Continue reading