Bribe Case Shines Light on Consultants - more details
The Kazakhstan president's daughter used U.S. security firms to learn about a bribery probe involving her father that has stymied the nation's access to $84 million in disputed funds.

War Crimes Official Is Removed - more details
A military judge removed the Pentagon's senior war crimes official from a role in the trial of Osama bin Laden's former driver. The ruling could stymie the prosecutions of the alleged 9/11 conspirators.

Criminal Probe Eyes Clinton Donor - more details
Prosecutors opened a criminal probe into Clinton donor William Danielczyk on whether he illegally reimbursed other contributors.

Uma Thurman Sues Lancome - more details
Actress Uma Thurman filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit seeking at least $5 million against L'Oreal's Lancome, alleging the French cosmetics maker is continuing to use her image to sell its products years after a licensing agreement expired. (Copy of la...

Paul Weiss Picks Karp as Next Chairman - more details
Paul Weiss, one of the nation's most lucrative large law firms, has elected Brad Karp to take over in 2009 as chairman.

Credit Suisse Depicted As Fraud-Case Victim - more details
A former principal at a mortgage lender has been charged with fraud for an alleged scheme to sell to Credit Suisse nonperforming mortgage loans.

Oil Firms Agree to MTBE Settlement - more details
Several large U.S. oil companies agreed to pay $423 million to settle litigation over groundwater contaminated by the gasoline additive MTBE.

Iran Group Wins Battle Over Terror Label - more details
The U.K. lost a battle to keep an Iranian dissident group on its list of terrorists, which could have implications for the group's treatment elsewhere.

Sprint faces Workers' Suit - more details
Sprint faces a workers' suit accusing it of mismanaging its employee pension plans that were affected by Sprint's stock drop in the past year.

Evolution Foes Shift Tactics - more details
Creationists are pushing "academic freedom" bills in state legislatures that guarantee teachers won't be disciplined for questioning evolution. • Talking points from the debate