LawFuel – Securities Legal Newswire Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2007 – During a Seniors Summit held today at the Securities and Exchange Commission, securities regulators released a joint report summarizing the results of their examinations of “free lunch” investment seminars. The year-long examination was conducted by the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and […]
~ Check concludes settlement over alleged price fixing of CDs ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Attorney General Bill McCollum today presented a check for more than $265,000 to Commissioner of Education Jeanine Blomberg from a price fixing settlement handled by the Attorney General’s Office. The settlement originated from a lawsuit
LawFuel – The Legal Newswire FORMER FLORIDA CITY HOUSING DIRECTOR INDICTED ON FRAUD CHARGES R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Robert Parker, Director, Miami-Dade Police Department, and Michael Powell, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Housing and Urban Development – Office of Inspector General, announced today that defendants
LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Reports indicate that the saga of Vanessa Hudgens and the nude photographs may not be over. The ‘High School Musical’ star, embarrassed by the release of nude photographs on the internet, may have yet further photographs released. The original photographs caused a stir with Disney Corporation, the High School
LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswirek – Kissing babies, stumping on the campaign tour and meeting with the local supporters all seems so… well Web 1.0. Ron Paul’s embraced Web 2.0 with a vengeance. TIME reports that Texas Congressman and libertarian Dr. Ron Paul represents the new 2.0 candidate, with his success recruiting supporters through new
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LAWFUEL -The Legal Newswire – The inventor of DNA fingerprinting has offered to act as an expert witness in the Madeleine McCann case, the BBC reports. Sir Alec Jeffreys said DNA matches alone did not establish guilt and all Madeleine’s genetic characters would be found in at least one family member. Gerry and Kate McCann,
LAWFUEL – LawFuel’s lead story – Boston Legal is more than a TV show, it’s also home to a couple of law firms making ripples – no, make that waves – in the legal advertising arena. Foley Hoag has introduced some ‘safe’ advertisements via Madison Avenue. And Bingham McCutchen has been doing some fun things
Most corporate law firms have an uneasy relationship with Madison Avenue. Lawyers who are purists tend to argue that clients should be won the old-fashioned way, through networking and superior legal work, while others acknowledge the potential value of advertising, if only to increase name recognition. Foley Hoag, a traditional firm in Boston, is navigating
LAWFUEL -The Legal Newswire – By Dahlia Lithwick – The looming announcement of the president’s pick to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general has occasioned speculation about which prominent attorney on President Bush’s short list could easily be confirmed. Michael Chertoff is out. Ted Olson is a front-runner. This makes for some fascinating inside-baseball chatter—how
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Priority applications for trademark owners start October 9, 2007 WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 12, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – .Asia accredited registrar EnCirca, Inc. (http://www.encirca.com) announces that pre-registrations are being accepted for the Dot-Asia Sunrise Period, scheduled to launch on October 9, 2007. Priority applications are limited to registered trademark owners. The .Asia
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