For majority stockholders in Delaware companies, the complications and added expenses often caused by minority stockholders may result in a decision to buy out that minority, simplify the company’s capital structure and potentially inject additional...

An en banc panel of a federal appeals court gave short shrift Thursday to an argument from the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California that a state DNA database should not include test results from felony arrestees who were never convicted.

A delayed response to complaints of potholes in a California roadway will cost the city of Oakland $3.25 million. In a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, the city council agreed to pay that amount to Dulcey Bower, a 35-year-old bicyclist who was severely injured in an Aug.

Criticized for using an employee's personal Hotmail account as an investigative tool in an internal probe, Microsoft Corp. has promised to handle such situations differently in the future. The company has access to Hotmail because it provides the service.