Jawbone Employees Charged With Stealing Trade Secrets
Six former employees of defunct wearable manufacturer Jawbone are accused of stealing trade secrets from that company and delivering them to rival...
U.S. Treasury Slaps More Sanctions on Dan Gertler
On June 14, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 14 more entities related to Israeli diamond...
Nirav Modi’s Specter Haunts Chapter 11 Cases
It’s never good news when your owner is accused of a billion-dollar fraud. But after Indian diamond magnate Nirav Modi (pictured) was charged with...
Parag Diamonds’ Bid for A. Jaffe on Hold
On May 19, the debtors' counsel for A. Jaffe withdrew its motion for the sale of the company, putting Parag Diamonds’ expected purchase of the...
Indian Government, Bank Aim to Halt Firestar Auction
The Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs and state-owned Punjab National Bank are asking the court overseeing the Firestar Diamond Chapter 11 case to...
Parag Diamonds Wins A. Jaffe Bankruptcy Auction
Parag Diamonds was the winning bidder in the A. Jaffe bankruptcy auction, held May 3 in New York City, according to a notice of results filed in New...
Nordstrom Drops Jewelry Styles From Influencer Danielle Bernstein
On Saturday, one of Instagram's most followed style influencers, Danielle Bernstein (@weworewhat), posted a photo of herself wearing layered gold...
Chelsea Clinton Calls for Ivory Ban at Tiffany Panel
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton called for a ban on all sales of ivory at a Tiffany & Co. Foundation–hosted panel discussion, held on...
Former Ohio Jeweler Accused of Stealing Consignment Items
Charles Hush, former owner of the now-closed Jewelry Refinery in Dublin, Ohio (pictured), has been charged with 36 counts of theft for allegedly not...
Jewelry Designer Kat Florence Sues Sarah Jessica Parker for Breach of Contract
British jewelry designer Kat Florence is suing Sarah Jessica Parker for breach of contract, claiming that the actress failed to properly promote...
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