NY judge: 400 voices in Google book dispute means speakers at public hearing may be limitedSeptember 16th, 2009 Judge may limit speakers in Google books hearingNEW YORK — A New York judge says about 400 submissions were filed with his chambers prior to a hearing on a hotly disputed class-action settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.
Swiss banker, lawyer charged with helping clients evade US taxesAugust 20th, 2009 Swiss banker, lawyer face US tax charges in probeMIAMI — A Swiss banker and a lawyer are the latest to face U.S. criminal charges in a wide-ranging international tax evasion investigation.
Switzerland, US agree to deal on UBSAugust 12th, 2009 GENEVA - The US and Swiss governments have reached an agreement in the case against UBS over charges of tax fraud, a US government attorney said Wednesday. During a conference call among UBS, Swiss and US government attorneys which the news media listened in on, one US attorney told Judge Alan Gold, of a Florida district court, that the deal was initialled and ready to be signed, but gave no further details.
Lawyers say US, UBS reach agreement in Swiss bank secrets case; no details releasedAugust 12th, 2009 US, Swiss cement deal on secret UBS bank accountsMIAMI — The U.S. government and Swiss banking giant UBS AG have reached an agreement in a case seeking names of some 52,000 suspected American tax evaders with billions in secret Swiss accounts, but details may remain under wraps until next week, officials said.
Judge gives US, Swiss governments more time to finalize settlement in UBS tax caseAugust 7th, 2009 US, Swiss get more time to finalize UBS tax dealMIAMI — Swiss and U.S. negotiators need more time to finalize a settlement in a high-stakes attempt by the U.S.
UBS tax case settlement between US, Swiss due to be presented to Fla. federal judgeAugust 7th, 2009 UBS tax case settlement due before Fla. judgeMIAMI — A federal judge in Miami is due to learn if a settlement has been finalized in the high-stakes attempt by the U.S.
Judge declines to OK BofA's $33M settlement with SEC over Merrill bonuses, sets Monday hearingAugust 6th, 2009 Judge doesn't sign off on BofA, SEC settlementNEW YORK — A judge has balked at signing off on a $33 million proposed settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America Corp. over bonuses.
US, Swiss governments near settling in UBS tax evasion case; Fla. judge cancels Monday trialJuly 31st, 2009 US, Swiss near settling in UBS tax evasion caseMIAMI — Days before a high-stakes trial with implications for bankers worldwide, the U.S. and Swiss governments said Friday they reached a hard-fought settlement in the U.S.
Judge to get update on settlement talks in UBS tax evasion caseJuly 31st, 2009 Settlement hearing set in UBS tax evasion caseMIAMI — With time running short, a judge in Miami wants an update on settlement talks in the U.S. effort to obtain names of thousands of suspected American tax evaders from Swiss bank UBS AG.
US says settlement in principle in UBS tax evasion case; judge in Fla. cancels Monday trialJuly 31st, 2009 Settlement near in UBS tax evasion caseMIAMI — A federal judge is Florida is canceling a planned trial for Swiss bank UBS after the Swiss and U.S. governments struck a deal over allegations that Americans hid money overseas.
Both sides say no agreement imminent in US tax evasion case against Swiss bank UBSJuly 29th, 2009 Deal far from done in UBS tax evasion caseMIAMI — Attorneys say no settlement is imminent in the U.S. attempt to force Swiss bank UBS AG to disclose names of thousands of suspected tax dodgers.
Florida judge delays tax evasion hearings banking giant UBS to allow time for settlementJuly 13th, 2009 Fla. judge delays hearings in UBS secrecy caseMIAMI — Negotiations aimed at settling the Internal Revenue Service's tax evasion lawsuit against Swiss bank UBS AG gained traction Monday when a federal judge agreed to postpone the case until early August or possibly longer. "I urge that type of communication.
Fla. judge to consider delay for settlement talks in case against UBS over alleged tax evadersJuly 13th, 2009 Fla. judge to consider delay in UBS secrecy caseMIAMI — A federal judge in Florida is considering whether to delay hearings in a case against Swiss banking giant UBS AG to allow more time for settlement talks. The Internal Revenue Service has sued UBS in an effort to identify thousands of suspected American tax evaders.
UBS, US file to postpone client data caseJuly 12th, 2009 GENEVA - Authorities in the US and the Zurich-based bank UBS AG Sunday filed a motion with the backing of the Swiss government to have their court case on client data postponed to allow for further negotiations. The request to delay the proceedings until August - if no agreement is reached - was filed as the clock ticked down to the start of the trial at 13:00 GMT Monday in Miami, Florida.
Swiss government says IRS case against UBS might jeopardize new tax treaty talks with USMay 1st, 2009 Swiss: UBS case jeopardizes US tax treatyMIAMI — The government of Switzerland says an IRS attempt to obtain account information from Swiss bank UBS AG could jeopardize new tax treaty talks with the United States. The court filing in Miami claims the IRS effort violates Swiss sovereignty and Swiss law.
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