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Justice Department bends on (some) e-mail privacy fixes

2013-03-19 01:34:30| CNET News.com

But the administration will tell Congress tomorrow that the Feds need more surveillance powers over e-mail messages, Twitter direct messages, and Facebook direct messages in other ways. [Read more]

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BP, US Justice Department mull settlement prior to Deepwater Horizon trial

2013-02-25 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

British multinational oil and gas company BP and the US Justice Department were reported to have made an effort on Sunday to strike a last-minute settlement, to avoid a court trial over the devastating Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010, which is sch

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BP and Justice Department try for deal ahead of Deepwater Horizon trial

2013-02-24 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The US Justice Department and BP were engaged Sunday in efforts to forge a last-minute deal to avert a trial over 2010's deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster, set to begin in New Orleans on Monday. Over the weekend it was reported that the Justice Department and Gulf states were prepared to offer BP a $16bn deal to settle civil claims related to the fatal oil rig fire that cost 11 lives and triggered the largest oil spill in US history. But such a deal is at the high end of legal forecasts and...

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InBev, Justice Department seek delay in courtroom beer fight

2013-02-21 04:15:10| Beverages - Topix.net

The U.S. Justice Department and Anheuser-Busch InBev , which have been embroiled in a court fight over whether AB InBev can expand its stake in Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo, asked a court on Wednesday for a short delay as the two sides hold settlement talks.

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Justice Department deal reduces BP's Deepwater Horizon fine by $3.4bn

2013-02-20 20:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: BP has shaved $3.4bn off the maximum fine for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. A court order, handed down by a judge in New Orleans, means BP will no longer be liable for a maximum of $21bn in fines at next week's civil trial after a judge ruled the oil company would not have to pay for 810,000 barrels of oil collected at the source of the broken well. The oil company had been facing up to $21bn in fines in the civil case, based on the amount of oil that gushed into the Gulf following...

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