World & Nation
Claiming more than $1 billion in damages, Occidental Petroleum Corp. on Wednesday asked an international trade group to restore its rights to oil fields that were seized by Ecuadorean officials in a contract dispute.
May 18, 2006
Occidental Petroleum Corp. confirmed Thursday that it had dropped an arbitration claim against Ecuador’s state oil company in a dispute over a seized field in the country.
Oct. 6, 2006
They agree to return ‘profits’ from a Ponzi scheme run by financial advisor Reed Slatkin.
Nov. 8, 2006
Business
When Australia began prohibiting brand logos and requiring grim pictures of smoking-borne diseases on cigarette packs, tobacco giant Philip Morris fired back using a novel tactic.
Aug. 19, 2015
La Plaza
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Aug. 21, 2008
Zurich Financial Services said Monday that it had reached a settlement with liquidators of Calabasas-based Superior National Insurance Group, ending a long-standing dispute.
Jan. 11, 2005
The president of General Nutrition, the nation’s largest retailer of vitamins and diet supplements and other specialty foods, has been dismissed by the Pittsburgh-based company after he had disagreements with members of the company founder’s family.
May 15, 1985
A last-minute Canadian demand for a guarantee that U.S. trade laws would be “frozen” so that they would not conflict with the new U.S.
Oct. 6, 1987
Exxon Mobil Corp. was awarded $1.6 billion by an international arbitration panel for assets seized by Venezuela’s government in 2007, a fraction of what the crude producer had sought.
Oct. 9, 2014
Ecuador is ordered to pay Occidental Petroleum $1.77 billion
Oct. 5, 2012