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David Boies Gamble on a Top Lawyer and his $1 Billion Terror Finance Lawsuit

December 10, 2013 By LawFuel Editors

Choosing a top lawyer with ‘out of firm’ experience can be regarded by some law firms as equivalent to an ‘out of body’ experience. Take Bill Clinton’s former National Security Council lawyer Lee Wolosky, who wanted to start back in law but most firms spoken to saw the gap in his law firm life and […]

Social Media and the Law Firm – Easy Ways to Boost Your Firm’s Online Profile

December 10, 2013 By LawFuel Editors

LawFuel’s blog has a new post about 10 ways law firms can boost their online profile using social media So how can you best embrace it? How can a law firm use social media to market their practice effectively? Sending tweets and Facebook messages may seem both time-wasting and even irritating, the reality is that […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained an order granting a temporary injunction and asset freeze against Service Star Enterprise Inc., a Fort Myers-based air conditioning company, and its owners, Salvatore Tavolacci Jr. and Darrielle Tavolacci. According to the investigation, Service Star often made unnecessary and excessive repairs, used intimidating sales practices, failed to honor […]

How often have you heard of a post that “inspires many and infuriates few?” My guess is not often. People do love to get upset over even the littlest of things. Yet it does happen, and when it does many people take notice. Back in August there was a post from a recently divorced author […]

David Boies Gamble on a Top Lawyer and his $1 Billion Terror Finance Lawsuit

December 10, 2013 By LawFuel Editors

10 of the Most Common Car Accident Injury Claims

Although Britain has one of the best road safety records in Europe, on average 5 people a day lose their lives on our road. This is a huge improvement according to the ROSPA figures that show in the 1980’ s over 5500 a year were being killed in road traffic accidents, compared to 1754 in […]

Kids’ Bounce House Injury: What If You Signed A Waiver?

Bounce house establishments have become a very popular form of entertainment for kids. Birthday parties, family gatherings, and play dates have all been conducted in these establishments. Each one of these businesses, however, requires that all parents sign a waiver of liability for their children before entering the play area. This waiver will vary in […]

Five Ridiculous Personal Injury Lawsuits

When you’re injured from an accident, negligence, or even an attack, chances are you are justified in filing a lawsuit against the wrongdoers. However, when you have a ridiculous case on your hands, suing isn’t necessarily the best route to take. Especially when the incident is as bizarre (but entertaining) as these five. Sleeping […]

NY Personal Injury Attorney Releases Statement on Safe Shopping Practices

LawFuel.com – Personal Injury Law News – Adnan Munawar, a senior partner in New York City based personal injury f According to a report from NBC 4 New York (I-Team: Macy’s Escalator Needed Maintenance When It Crushed Girl’s Foot, October 23, 2013), a mall escalator in New Jersey crushed the foot of a young girl […]

Houston Injury Law Firm To Appear at Custom Car Show

The Houston injury law firm of Eberstein & Witherite The 1800 CAR WRECK Houston will be participating in this year’s annual custom car show with a cause. HOUSTON, Nov. 5, 2013 LawFuel.com — The Houston 1800 CAR WRECK team will be making an appearance at this year’s Los Magnificos Custom Car, Bike Show and Concert […]

Personal Injury Law in the Real World

Personal injury law gets short shrift in today’s world, with two overriding views that belie the actual underlying purpose of this area of law. There are those who believe that personal injury law is a waste of time in 99% of cases; that people should keep a stiff upper lip and stop complaining about […]

Counterfeit Credit Card Scam Sees 23 In Manhattan Federal Court

Scheme Involved the Theft of More Than 1,000 Account Numbers and Caused Losses of At Least $2 Million Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Steven G. Hughes, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the United States Secret Service, announced today the unsealing of an […]

Mastermind Behind Quarter-Billion Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme Gets to Pay $2.9 MIllion Restitution in Addition to 14 Years’ Prison

During Past two Years, 43 Defendants Linked to Inland Empire’s Old Quest Foundation Have Been Convicted, Including Attorney and Seven Tax Return Preparers. SANTA ANA, California –Concluding sentencing proceedings in which he was already ordered to serve a 14-year prison term, the former leader of the Fontana-based Old Quest Foundation was ordered […]

LA County Sheriff’s Department Investigation into Corruption and Civil Rights Abuses

Current and Former Deputies Charged with Federal Crimes, including Illegal Beatings of Jail Inmates and Obstruction of Justice LOS ANGELES – LawFuel.com – Five criminal cases that charge a total of 18 current or one-time deputy sheriffs of various ranks were unsealed today as part of ongoing and wide-ranging FBI investigation into […]

How To Make Your Case For A Long-Term Disability Claim

December 11, 2013 By LawFuel Editors

As long as people are working, there is a high probability that at some point in their career, they will suffer a serious injury. If you are seriously injured on your job and need to be off from work for an extended period of time, you are entitled to Long Term Disability (LTD) […]

Your Life in their Hands, but what Happens when Something Goes Wrong?

December 9, 2013 By LawFuel Editors

Ireland has a good standard of medical care and healthcare, but still there are occasional errors which can cause injury, distress or death, leading to medical negligence claims. Medical negligence is when a healthcare professional doesn’t act in accordance with an accepted practice, such as you’d expect from a member of a responsible Irish […]

Personal Injury Law in the Real World

December 9, 2013 By LawFuel Editors

Personal injury law gets short shrift in today’s world, with two overriding views that belie the actualunderlying purpose of this area of law. There are those who believe that personal injury law is a waste of time in 99% of cases; that people should keep a stiff upper lip and stop complaining about everything that […]

Pillsbury Orrick Merger an “Off” Deal

The merger between Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has been canned – it’s official a demerger. Client conflict was given as one of the principal reasons for the termination according to a Washington Post report. The union of Pillsbury and Orrick would have created a behemoth firm with 1,700 lawyers and […]

Davis Polk Advises Lloyds Bank on Its $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering

Davis Polk advised Lloyds Bank plc, a public limited company incorporated in England, on its SEC-registered offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.3% senior notes due 2018, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Lloyds Banking Group plc. Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Lloyds Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and […]

HFW advises Ecom Agroindustrial Corp Ltd on acquisition of Armajaro Trading Ltd

LawFuel.com – Law News Daily – A Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) team of commodities, corporate and competition lawyers, led by Partner Alistair Mackie, is advising long-term client Ecom Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd (Ecom) on its acquisition of Armajaro Trading Ltd (Armajaro). The transaction brings together two highly regarded companies focused on the sourcing and supply of […]

Shareholder Rights Law Firm To Investigate Insys Therapeutics

December 13, 2013 By LawFuel Editors

SAN DIEGO, Dec 12, 2013 LawFuel.com — Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP has commenced an investigation into whether certain officers and directors of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. INSY -21.97% violated state or federal laws. On December 12, 2013, after the markets closed, Insys Therapeutics revealed that it had received a subpoena from the […]

Skadden Arps Wins Career Management & Diversity Award

December 5, 2013 By LawFuel Editors

Skadden received the best practice award for career management and diversity at the 11th annual Legal Trophies ceremony in Paris on November 28. [wp_ad_camp-3] The event acknowledges the achievements of private practitioners, in-house lawyers and others in the French legal profession. The firm was recognized for its efforts in career development, including mentoring and training […]

Financial Industry Group Partner Added to Reed Smith in DC

December 3, 2013 By LawFuel Editors

Angelovska-Wilson Bolsters Financial Services Regulatory Practice (December 3, 2013, Washington, DC)– Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Angela Angelovska-Wilson as a partner its Financial Industry Group (FIG), which comprises some 275 attorneys worldwide. Angelovska-Wilson, former counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP, will work from the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. “Angela is widely […]