H&R Block Inc. will refund up to $19.4 million in fees to customers who bought an individual retirement account product, which the New York attorney general claims was a money loser because it charged more in fees than it paid in interest.

Securities fraud lawsuits slid in 2009 as stocks rose and the credit crisis eased.

Securities fraud lawsuits slid in 2009 as stocks rose and the credit crisis eased.

Schering-Plough Corp., the drugmaker acquired by Merck & Co., won a U.S. judge’s approval of a $165 million settlement to resolve lawsuits over alleged fraudulent statements to investors about the Clarinex allergy medicine.

Schering-Plough Corp., the drugmaker acquired by Merck & Co., won a U.S. judge’s approval of a $165 million settlement to resolve lawsuits over alleged fraudulent statements to investors about the Clarinex allergy medicine.

A home remodeling customer is bound by a forum selection clause for a website she used to obtain referrals for building contractors, the Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a dismissal. The defendant operates a website that offers free referrals for construction contractors.