Article: LARGEST LIBEL AWARD EVER GOES AGAINST DOW JONES WALL STREET JOURNAL MUST PAY $222 MILLION.(Business)

Article: Dow Jones petitions federal court to set aside ...
The Bond Buyer;  April 21, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Attorneys for Dow Jones & Co. last week ... sanctions against the firm, MMAR Group Inc., because of regulators ... pricing derivatives sales. Dow Jones' attorneys on Thursday ... verdict on grounds that MMAR Group failed to prove that a ...

Article: Steep libel claims raise concerns.(MMAR Group Inc. ...
Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management;  June 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... The Wall Street Journal, published by Dow Jones, lost a $223 million judgment to MMAR ... dropping $200 million was punitive. Dow Jones' entire annual earnings for 1996 were ... problems already existing at the company. Dow Jones filed a post-trial motion asking for ...

Article: One heck of a whupping: the Wall Street Journal hit with a huge ...
Newsweek;  March 31, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... small brokerage firm, and awarded MMAR Group Inc. (now defunct) an astonishing ... 190 million earned last year by Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Journal. And it comes when the Dow Jones management is under fire for weak ...

Article: Demand shrinks mortgage-backed yields; Ramsey joins Houston's ...
The Bond Buyer;  August 14, 1991 ;     700+ words ... ... editor at Bear Stearns, officially joined Houston-based MMAR Group Inc. earlier this month. Mr. Ramsey founded "specified ... prepayment. And prepayments are Mr. Ramsey's specialty. At MMAR Group, Mr. Ramsey will be a managing partner and assemble a small ...

Article: Dow Jones asks judge to discard libel award
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 19, 1997 ;     461 words ... ... securities firm. Dow Jones argued that the firm, MMAR Group Inc., never proved ... an attorney for Dow Jones & Co., said MMAR ... 22.7 million to MMAR Group's owners and some ... 200 million against Dow Jones and $20,000 against ...

Article: Record Libel Verdict Cut by $200 Million; Dow Jones ...
The Washington Post;  May 24, 1997 ;     648 words ... ... libel verdict against Dow Jones & Co., a record amount ... Houston investment firm of MMAR Group Inc. Actual damages ... million still stand against Dow Jones, which publishes the Wall Street Journal. But Dow Jones spokesman Richard Tofel ...

Article: JUDGE TOSSES BULK OF LIBEL JUDGMENT AGAINST DOW ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  May 24, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... libel verdict against Dow Jones & Co., a record ... Houston investment firm MMAR Group Inc. Actual damages ... million still stand against Dow Jones, which publishes The Wall Street Journal. But Dow Jones spokesman Richard Tofel ...