BREAKING NEWS ~ Enron agrees to pay $1.5 billion over energy price gouging News
BREAKING NEWS ~ Enron agrees to pay $1.5 billion over energy price gouging

[JURIST] Bankrupt energy company Enron Corporation [JURIST news archive] has agreed to pay over $1.5 billion to settle claims that it gouged California, Oregon and Washington and companies such as Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Southern California Edison Co., and San Diego Gas & Electric, during the 2000-2001 energy crisis. Parties settling with Enron will divide a bankruptcy claim of $875 million based on Enron's Chapter 11 reorganization plan. AP has more.

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Charles Manson sentenced to death

On April 19, 1971, Charles Manson was sentenced to death for ordering the murders of Sharon Tate and others. The sentence was then commuted to life after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in 1972. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

The Beatles signed 10-year partnership

On April 19, 1967, John, Paul, George and Ringo - aka "The Beatles" - signed a partnership deed agreeing that the group would continue for a (further) period of ten years. When The Beatles split up prematurely in 1970, Paul applied to have the partnership terminated and a receiver appointed.

Read a legal analysis of Paul McCartney’s 1970 lawsuit against John, George and Ringo.

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