legal

Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

Citi’s $900 Million Mistaken Payment Case Might Be In Wrong Court
Citi’s $900 Million Mistaken Payment Case Might Be In Wrong Court
December 03, 2020  |  Legal

The ongoing case of Citigroup‘s accidental $900 million payment to Revlon creditors may now have to be thrown out of court due to a mistake...

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Deutsche Bank, EY Linked To Germany’s Wirecard Investigation
Deutsche Bank, EY Linked To Germany’s Wirecard Investigation
November 29, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Deutsche Bank and its head of accounting Andreas Loetscher are now in the scope of the Wirecard investigation over Loetscher’s previous role at EY, the...

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Groups Urge Judge To Let Citi Have The Rest Of Its $900M Back
Groups Urge Judge To Let Citi Have The Rest Of Its $900M Back
November 26, 2020  |  Legal

Financial services trade groups are on Citigroup‘s side in the case of the $900 million the bank accidentally sent to creditors last August, Bloomberg reported...

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EY Pressured To Testify About Role In Wirecard Scandal
EY Pressured To Testify About Role In Wirecard Scandal
November 25, 2020  |  Legal

EY is increasingly finding itself on the hot seat as German lawmakers and investigators dig deeper into the collapse of payments giant Wirecard, whose books...

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Amazon Rolls Out IP Accelerator In Europe To Prevent Counterfeits
Amazon Rolls Out IP Accelerator In Europe To Prevent Counterfeits
November 25, 2020  |  Retail

To help small companies safeguard their brands and tackle counterfeits, Amazon has rolled out Intellectual Property Accelerator (IP Accelerator) in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the...

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Second Google Lawsuit May Be Filed Next Month By State AGs
Second Google Lawsuit May Be Filed Next Month By State AGs
November 23, 2020  |  Google

A bipartisan group of states is ready to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google next month, which could precede the more widely-publicized lawsuit from another...

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German Lawmakers Push For Further Questioning Of Former Wirecard CEO Braun
German Lawmakers Push For Further Questioning Of Former Wirecard CEO Braun
November 20, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

German lawmakers are determined to call back Wirecard AG’s former CEO Markus Braun to give further testimony after he refused to answer their questions during...

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40+ States Could Join Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook
40+ States Could Join Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook
November 19, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook could soon be staring down a lawsuit as the Federal Trade Commission and numerous states attorneys general finish up one or more antitrust cases...

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Google Pushes Feds To Turn Over Documents Used To Build Antitrust Case
Google Pushes Feds To Turn Over Documents Used To Build Antitrust Case
November 18, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Google wants the federal government to cough up the documents it used to draft its antitrust case against the $1 trillion search and tech behemoth,...

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