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Federal appeals court denies new trial for ex-HealthSouth CEO

July 17, 2013 07:42:19 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday denied a new trial for former chief executive officer of HealthSouth Richard Scrushy . The decision upheld Scrushy's 2006 conviction of...

June 4, 2012 10:43:35 AM

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Bailey v. United States to determine whether police officers may lawfully detain individuals incident to a search warrant when those individuals have...

May 11, 2011 04:43:33 PM

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday reversed two bribery charges against former Alabama governor Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy [JURIST...

February 17, 2010 12:33:00 PM

A judge from the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama sentenced former HealthSouth executive Ken Livesay to five months in prison on Tuesday for his involvement in the company's...

November 17, 2009 08:47:00 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for the third time vacated a trial court's sentence of former HealthSouth executive Ken Livesay for being too lenient Monday, remanding...

November 16, 2009 10:44:00 PM

US v. Livesay, US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, November 16, 2009 [vacating a trial court's sentence of former HealthSouth executive Ken Livesay for being too lenient Monday, remanding the case to the lower court with a demand...

November 7, 2009 01:23:00 PM

Federal authorities have filed charges against 14 people in connection with insider trading at the hedge fund company Galleon Group , weeks after the arrest of the company's founder. An investigation by the FBI...

October 20, 2009 08:08:00 AM

Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam denied any wrongdoing Sunday, promising to fight charges brought against him in one of the US government's largest insider trading cases to date. Rajaratnam was arrested Friday...

July 15, 2009 11:38:00 AM

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is engaging in more vigorous enforcement of its rules and policies in order to address the financial crisis and improve investor protection, Chairman Mary Schapiro testified before...

June 19, 2009 06:53:00 AM

Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy was found liable to the company's shareholders for fraud Thursday by Judge Allwin Horn of Alabama's 10th Judicial District and ordered to...

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