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business

US judge approves $15bn Volkswagen emissions settlement

A US federal judge has approved a 15 billion dollar (€13.4bn) court settlement of most claims against Volkswagen over its emissions-cheating scandal.

comment-analysis

Capital punishment: How one mother has battled to save the life of the man who killed her daughter

world

$15bn Volkswagen settlement clears first hurdle

world

Volkswagen has a month to provide emissions plan for 600k cars

world

Drug clear for use in death penalty

world

Auschwitz guard, 89, living in US faces extradition

89-year-old Auschwitz guard faces extradition to Germany

A former Auschwitz guard who has lived in America since 1952 is in custody facing possible extradition to Germany after being accused of helping to kill 216,000 Jewish men, women and children at the notorious Nazi death camp.

Thu, 19 Jun, 2014

Supreme Court throws out $80m smoking case

THE US Supreme Court threw out a $79.5 million (€60.5m) punitive damages award to a smoker’s widow yesterday, a boom to businesses seeking stricter limits on big-dollar jury verdicts.

Wed, 21 Feb, 2007

Ex-Playmate fights for husband’s fortune in top court

WITH an oil fortune on the line, former stripper Anna Nicole Smith encountered a sympathetic audience at the US Supreme Court yesterday.

Wed, 01 Mar, 2006

Anna Nicole wows US Supreme Court

With an oil fortune on the line, former stripper Anna Nicole Smith encountered a sympathetic audience at the US Supreme Court today.

Tue, 28 Feb, 2006

US to execute 76-year-old

The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a 76-year-old convicted killer who argued that he was too old and feeble to be executed.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2006