Brian R. Callahan, 43, and his brother-in-law Adam J. Manson, 41, a real estate developer, were charged in a 24-count indictment unsealed Thursday in federal court in Central Islip, N.Y.
Read More »Cox chairman seeks end of trust for billionaire aunt
Ann Cox Chambers has an estimated net worth of $8.1 billion and is the world’s 147th richest person, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Read More »Northwestern to pay $3 million to end fraud case, U.S. says
The university allegedly allowed Dr. Charles L. Bennett, then a researcher at its Chicago medical campus, to submit false claims under research grants from the National Institutes of Health.
Read More »Official ties fracking to Pennsylvania’s water woes
The surge in fracking has been accompanied by complaints from many homeowners who say their water has been contaminated, resulting in sick children, dead livestock and flammable tap water.
Read More »Realogy seeks to lower loan costs as housing recovers
The firm is planning to reduce how much it pays on a $1.9 billion term loan that it repriced in February.
Read More »McCain calls on immigration advocates to push House on bill
The Arizona Republican, one of the authors of bipartisan immigration legislation, said this week he was “not happy with the effort so far” by outside groups to persuade House Republicans to advance a comprehensive measure.
Read More »Sebelius takes health-law pitch to homes of critics
The top two U.S. health officials are planning multiple trips in the coming months to states led by Republicans hostile to the Affordable Care Act, seeking success there for President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul despite opposition.
Read More »Abortion rule on hospital access blocked in North Dakota
A North Dakota law requiring abortion providers to be affiliated with a hospital within 30 miles of their clinic was temporarily blocked by a state court in Fargo. Judge Wickham Corwin granted a request by the Red River Women’s Clinic ...
Read More »Bar to give Manners judicial excellence award
The Missouri Bar is giving retiring Jackson County Circuit Judge Michael Manners a judicial excellence award.
Read More »Lewis Rice opens Edwardsville office
Lewis, Rice & Fingersh announced the opening an office in downtown Edwardsville.
Read More »Va. same-sex couples ask court to toss gay-marriage ban
Two lesbian couples argue the state’s refusal to allow them to marry or to recognize same-sex marriages from other states violates the due process and equal protection guarantees of the 14th Amendment.
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