An independent panel has concluded that Japanese camera maker Olympus covered up losses amounting to $1.7 billion through a series of questionable deals. But the panel’s report finds no evidence of involvement by Japanese organized crime groups. Nor does the report uncover any fresh evidence of suspicious dealings.

The 9th Circuit has ruled that the government violated the constitutional rights of an Islamic charity in how it blocked its funds and designated it as a terrorist group. But the panel rejected the argument that the government wasn’t entitled to use classified information in designating groups as terrorist organizations.

A Florida appeals court has upheld a $600,000 award to the widow of a smoker in a suit against R.J.

The 11th Circuit has upheld a dismissal of a class action against AT&T Mobility and granted its motion to compel arbitration.

More than 100 lawyers squeezed into a courtroom on Thursday in Idaho to argue before a panel of seven judges about which U.S. courthouse should host the massive litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.