Exclusive: Jury awards $8.1 million to investor who alleged BB&T misled him
(Reuters) – A jury in a South Carolina state court on Monday awarded $8.1 million to a former adviser who sold his wealth management business to BB&T Corp and later alleged that the bank mismanaged his retirement nest egg with a risky strategy, according to a person familiar with the matter.
U.S. CDC tests suggest anthrax exposures ‘highly unlikely’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising some employees to stop taking antibiotics to ward off a possible anthrax infection after preliminary tests suggest it is “highly unlikely” they were inadvertently expos…
Fault lines re-emerge in U.S. Supreme Court at end of term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sometimes there is no middle ground.
White House defends Obama’s pick to lead veterans affairs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday defended President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the troubled Veterans Administration, stressing that the nominee is a seasoned manager and dismissing concerns that he may lack a understanding of issues …
Conviction overturned for woman who aided ‘squawk-box’ prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has vacated the conviction of a former Merrill Lynch administrative assistant who lied to a grand jury under pressure from her boss but then helped convict six former brokers and traders of generating illegal profits w…
Transgender Connecticut police officer fired, city denies harassment
MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) – A transgender Middletown, Connecticut, police officer who complained for more than a year she had been the target of harassment by fellow officers has been fired, the city’s mayor said on Monday, adding the action was not the …
Lawyer says Sandusky hired him for new appeal in Penn State sex case
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has hired a new lawyer to pursue another appeal of his conviction on 45 counts of child sex abuse, the attorney said on Monday.
Adult soccer player charged with assaulting referee in Michigan
(Reuters) – A soccer player who was about to be ejected from an adult game in a Detroit suburb critically injured a referee with a punch and has been charged with assault, authorities said on Monday.
L’Oreal settles over skin care ads that U.S. termed deceptive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cosmetics maker L’Oreal USA has agreed to settle U.S. complaints that its advertisements for skin care products Lancome Genifique and L’Oreal Paris Youth Code were deceptive, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday.
Southern California man gets 13 years for planning to help al Qaeda
(Reuters) – A Southern California man was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison on Monday after pleading guilty to terrorism charges, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Los Angeles said.
