Sam Hananel

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Supreme Court weighs securities fraud case changes

Sam Hananel · March 6, 2014 12:00 am

FILE - In this April 15, 2009 file photo, the Halliburton sign adorns the side of a machine being used by the company at a site in Rulison, Colo. The Supreme Court appears open to the idea of modifying a quarter century of precedent to make it harder for investors to join together to sue corporations for securities fraud. The justices heard arguments Wednesday in an appeal by Halliburton Co. that seeks to block a class-action lawsuit claiming the energy services company inflated its stock price. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Court weighs securities fraud case changes

Sam Hananel · March 5, 2014 8:50 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2010 file photo, R. Allen Stanford arrives in custody at the federal courthouse for a hearing in Houston. The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that class-action lawsuits from investors who lost billions in former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's massive Ponzi scheme can go forward. The decision is a loss for individuals, law firms and investment companies that allegedly aided Stanford's fraud and wanted the lawsuits thrown out. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Supreme Court allows Stanford Ponzi scheme suits

Sam Hananel · February 26, 2014 6:45 pm

Court: Gamblers can’t sue officer in another state

Sam Hananel · February 25, 2014 5:17 pm

Intellectually disabled struggling to find work

Sam Hananel · February 17, 2014 3:42 pm

Postal Service had $354 million first-quarter loss

Sam Hananel · February 7, 2014 10:13 pm

The National Labor Relations Board proposed rules Wednesday that would allow unions to hold workplace elections more quickly by simplifying procedures, setting shorter deadlines and requiring businesses to hand over lists of employee phone numbers and emails to union leaders before an election. That could make it easier for unions to organize and reverse decades of steep membership declines. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Labor board tries again to change union rules

Sam Hananel · February 5, 2014 6:33 pm

Advocates want disabled included in wage hike

Sam Hananel · February 4, 2014 9:53 pm

JPMorgan to pay $1.5M to settle harassment case

Sam Hananel · February 4, 2014 8:47 pm

JPMorgan to pay $1.5M to settle harassment case

Sam Hananel · February 4, 2014 8:47 pm

President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Wage hike for federal contract workers limited

Sam Hananel · January 29, 2014 5:00 am

Union membership holds steady at 11.3 percent

Sam Hananel · January 24, 2014 4:46 pm