2007

~ Brown Pride Locos targeted by state officials for organized crime ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced a significant victory in the fight against gang violence with the no contest plea and sentencing of a Manatee County gang leader. Jose Angel Lopez is the leader […]

American Arbitration Association Files Amicus Brief Opposing Expanded Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards In The U.S. Supreme Court Case Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc. NEW YORK, September 17, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – On Friday, September, 14, 2007, the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the world’s leading provider of conflict management

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Denton Wilde Sapte has announced the launch of a seventh Middle East office in Doha, Qatar. The firm has made the lateral hire of Leigh Hall as the managing partner and has also appointed Safwan Moubaydeen to head the Qatari law offering. Leigh Hall joins Denton Wilde Sapte

LAWFUEL – The legal Newswire – Rapper 50 Cent and Lil’ Kim are being sued by record producer Carlos Evans for $2 million in respect of royalties. Carlos has filed a lawsuit against the performers and two record comopanies over the track ‘Magic Stick’, arguing that he mixed and engineered the song. He claimed that

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – US President George W. Bush will announce Monday that he has decided to name retired federal judge Michael Mukasey as his new attorney general, a senior administration official said. “Judge Mukasey has a wealth of legal and judicial experience, and has a superb reputation for his fairness, intellect, and

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Haven’t we all been here before? OJ Simpson is once again in jail, this time in Las Vegas and for multiple felony charges relating to an alleged armed robbery. The USA Today reports. See Lawfuel’s lead story.

Trident is launching a powerful advertising campaign today targeting 13 to 19 year olds in a bid to dissuade them from becoming the gunmen of the future. The campaign features radio and TV ads produced from real prisoners views to bring the message home: “Don’t blow your life away”. Researchers visited prisons and spoke with

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Financial fallout in the mortgage markets are set to continue if Alan Greenspan is correct. Greenspan has said the turmoil in credit markets was an “accident waiting to happen”, and has also warned of much higher UK inflation in future years, the BBC rfeports. Inflation would rise above 3%

LAWFUEL – Celebrity businessman Sir Richard Branson is giving £100,000 to a fund to assist Kate and Gerry McCann with their legal costs, the BBC reports. His spokeswoman said: “He wants to give them a chance to have a fair hearing.” The McCanns, from Leicestershire, have been named suspects in the inquiry into the disappearance