Misleading and false statements made by BP executives before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were material to investors, not just a matter of corporate mismanagement, shareholders argued in court documents filed Monday in the securities MDL against the company.

Addressing an interrogation technique ruled improper by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S.

The California Supreme Court has sided with a former Google executive who said management and co-workers derided him for his age before firing him because they felt he was no longer a “cultural fit” for the youthful company. In a unanimous opinion published Thursday, the court held that applying the federal “stray remarks” doctrine in employment discrimination cases — which deems statements made outside of the company’s decision-making process to be irrelevant — might lead to an unfair result.

Its dramatic merits notwithstanding, “The People’s Court” is not in fact a court of law and statements a woman made while appearing as a “plaintiff” on the show may not be later used against her in an actual legal proceeding, a New York judge has ruled.

UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld isn’t going to prison without a fight. He filed a complaint Tuesday with the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility seeking an investigation of statements made by federal prosecutors at his August sentencing. Birkenfeld contests prosecutors’ claims that he withheld information to protect billionaire Igor Olenicoff, who hid assets in a UBS account to avoid paying taxes