2007

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Release No. 56389 / September 12, 2007 The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) of trading in the securities of Terax Energy, Inc. (“Terax,” trading symbol TEXG.OB) of […]

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The ability of local authorities to raise funds from the public for infrastructure projects rather than having to pay for them out of rates will be restored if an exemption to the Securities Act introduced today by the Labour-led government is passed by Parliament, Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel says.

In a move that could set a nasty precedent for Australian website operators and their users, a software firm is suing a community website over comments published on its message board. The firm, 2Clix, is suing the owner of the popular broadband community site Whirlpool, Simon Wright, for “injurious falsehood”, asking for $150,000 in damages

LAWFUEL- The Legal Newswire – Skadden Arps is representing MetroPCS Communications, Inc. in its proposed merger with Leap Wireless International, Inc., a deal valued at approximately $5.5 billion. MetroPCS also plans to assume or refinance about $2 billion in debt. The companies are two of the largest providers of wireless telecommunications services.

PORTLAND, Ore.–LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – To further protect U.S auto dealers, Compli® is launching its effort to provide expanded compliance content through its Dealership Compliance Management System (DCMS) software by aligning with premier industry experts in key areas of dealership compliance. These subject-matter experts will provide policies, trainings, and process-related best practices for

ATLANTA–LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – ASSURANCEAMERICA CORPORATION (OTCBB: ASAM), is monitoring closely potential changes in Florida law that may eliminate the requirement for motorists to carry personal injury protection insurance (PIP) and make enforcement of any surviving requirements more difficult. The existing law will automatically expire on October 1, 2007, and while most had

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The parents of missing Madeleine McCann will not seek to use money raised for the fund to find her to pay for their legal defence, a spokesman said. Kate and Gerry McCann have appointed top lawyers in Portugal and Britain after being named as formal suspects in their daughter’s

LAWFUEL – The legal Newswire – Lawyers involved in the Northwest Airlines bankruptcy case have been denied fees of over $4 million. The federal court judge in New York believed they had received enough with their average charge-out rate of $500 an hour. The major beneficiary of the claims – to the tune of $3.5

ORLANDO, Fla.–LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – A federal court’s dismissal here of a cutting-edge “cybersquatting” case should help internet-based businesses avoid similar lawsuits in remote locations. The good news for online businesses and domain name-related companies came when the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, last week granted a motion to dismiss

IRVINE, Calif. (September 12, 2007) – Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP today announced three new attorneys, Jennifer R. McClure, Lisa J. Holmes and Jennifer Wood Dienhart, have joined the firm ’s growing real estate and environmental litigation practice group. McClure joins as special counsel, and Holmes and Dienhart as associates. All three attorneys were