The plaintiff, Houston brokerage firm MMAR Group, claimed that a 1993 Wall Street Journal article had caused its demise.

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On one tape, revealed to FORBES by former MMAR employee William Fincher, two employees discuss "mispricing" the securities in a Louisiana pension fund's portfolio.

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He ruled that MMAR intentionally withheld the damaging tapes.

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