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Rio Tinto Trial Highlights Communist Party Role in China's `Scary' Courts Foreign companies that do business in China will be tracking the criminal trial next week of Rio Tinto Group iron-ore chief Stern Hu and three colleagues to see if politics plays as big a role in any conviction as the evidence, lawyers said.

Bharti Said to Seek Legal Protection From Zain on $9 Billion Nigeria Deal Bharti Airtel Ltd., the Indian phone company planning a $9 billion purchase of Zain’s African assets, may ask Zain for legal protection from a dispute in Nigeria, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

Feng Shui Master Tony Chan Appeals Ruling Barring Him From Wang's Estate Feng shui master Tony Chan renewed his claim to the late billionaire Nina Wang’s fortune, filing an appeal today against a court’s ruling against him, his lawyer Alex Kaung, said in an e-mail.

Lehman Had $39 Billion in Encumbered Cash With Lenders Before Bankruptcy The day before Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy, almost all of its $41 billion cash pool was tied up at bank lenders including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp., according to a court-appointed examiner’s report.

Milberg's Former Class-Action Kings, Out of Prison, Head For Links, Slopes The four lawyers who ran Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, the firm that got investors $45 billion from securities lawsuits against publicly traded companies, are reacquainting themselves with life on the outside now that they’ve left prison.

Citigroup Names Kept Secret by U.S. Treasury on Concern Over Harassment The U.S. Treasury Department refused to disclose names of Citigroup Inc. executives who haggled over bailout terms in late 2008 after the bank said they might be harassed like the American International Group Inc. workers pilloried for taking big bonuses.

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