Three former leaders of a once-potent New York law firm are facing fraud charges stemming from its collapse.

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NEW YORK — Holiday shoppers were more than willing to spend during the holiday season, if they saw big discounts or were shopping online. Sales rose 3.8 percent from last year for November and December combined, according to the National ...

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NEW YORK — William Bratton took over the nation’s largest police force Thursday for the second time, pledging to keep the city safe while also reforming community relations, which he said have been strained by the police tactic known as ...

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NEW YORK — Citing the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal judge ruled Friday that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ telephone records is legal, a valuable tool in the nation’s arsenal to fight terrorism that “only ...

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NEW YORK — Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, which lost nearly two-thirds of its employees in the Sept. 11 attacks, revealed a $135 million settlement with American Airlines and insurance carriers Tuesday to a judge who said the deal will ...

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NEW YORK — A judge refused to block a merger between American Airlines and US Airways on Friday, saying a bankruptcy judge correctly rejected arguments made by a lawyer for some consumers. San Francisco attorney Joseph Alioto argued that the ...

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How can in-house counsel ensure they are handling insurance claims properly?

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NEW YORK — Americans’ shift toward fresh foods is kicking Campbell Soup right in the can. The company on Tuesday said its quarterly profit fell 30 percent as U.S. sales of soups and V8 beverage declined. A recall of its ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court will decide whether state law protects a Fox News reporter from revealing confidential sources from a story about James Holmes, who’s accused of killing 12 people in a suburban Denver movie theater last ...

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COPIAGUE, N.Y. — A fire at a factory billed as the world’s biggest maker of knishes has created nationwide shock and oy for those who can’t seem to find the Jewish treats anywhere. Kvetching has been going on at delis, ...

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