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Court backs AIG bid for new venue in big Bank of America fraud case

(Reuters) - American International Group Inc <AIG.N> won a legal victory over where a mortgage fraud lawsuit it brought against Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> should be heard, a two-year-old case that has largely been on hold because of the dispute over venue. Full story

What remains of Libor litigation? Alison Frankel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Make no mistake: A 161-page ruling late Friday by the federal judge overseeing private litigation stemming from manipulation of the benchmark London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) has devastated investor claims that they were the victims of artificially suppressed Libor rates. Full story

Chesapeake ex-CEO McClendon to be deposed in bond dispute

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of New York Mellon Corp <BK.N> will depose newly departed Chesapeake Energy Corp <CHK.N> Chief Executive Aubrey McClendon in its dispute with the energy company over a bond redemption, lawyers for both companies said at a hearing in federal court on Monday. Full story

High court rules for insurer in class action case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a homeowner seeking to sue his insurer could not file suit in a state court considered friendly to plaintiffs. Full story

Bin Laden’s son-in-law to appear in US court

   Officials tell NBC News he had been a prisoner in Iran for most of the past decade and is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

Obama signs expanded Violence Against Women Act

   The law, first passed in 1994, makes it easier to prosecute domestic violence crimes in federal court and now provides extended coverage to immigrants, gays and lesbians. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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  New evidence could clear Army doc of 1970 slayings

A former Army doctor, convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters in 1970, will appear in federal court for a hearing in which supporters hope new DNA evidence will clear his name. NBC’s Thanh Truong reports from Wilmington, NC.

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Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP co-founder Anthony Chiasson exits United States District Court in New York City after being sentenced to six and 1/2 years in prison for insider trading
Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP co-founder Anthony Chiasson exits United States District Court in New York City after being sentenced to six and 1/2 years in prison for insider trading

Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP co-founder Anthony Chiasson exits United States District Court in New York City, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to six and 1/2 years in prison for insider trading. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP fund manager Chiasson exits United States District Court in New York
Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP fund manager Chiasson exits United States District Court in New York

Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP fund manager Anthony Chiasson exits United States District Court in New York, May 13, 2013. Chiasson on Monday was sentenced to 6-1/2 years in prison for insider trading, a penalty that the judge in the case said was intended to deter others in the financial ind

Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP co-founder Anthony Chiasson exits United States District Court in New York
Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP co-founder Anthony Chiasson exits United States District Court in New York

Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP co-founder Anthony Chiasson exits United States District Court in New York, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced on Monday to 6-1/2 years in prison for insider trading. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW)

Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP co-founder Chiasson exits United States District Court with his lawyer Morvillo in New York
Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP co-founder Chiasson exits United States District Court with his lawyer Morvillo in New York

Hedge Fund Level Global Investors LP co-founder Anthony Chiasson exits United States District Court with his lawyer Gregory Morvillo in New York, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced on Monday to 6-1/2 years in prison for insider trading. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS C