2007

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A Las Vegas man was charged in federal court today with wire fraud for impersonating an intellectual property lawyer and threatening lawsuits against the owners of Internet domain names. David Dominic Scali, 28, agreed to plead guilty to the wire fraud charge in a plea agreement also filed today […]

U.S. District Court Upholds Jury Verdict in Favor of Cardiovascular Inventor NEW YORK–LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – In a significant patent infringement victory, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. represented Dr. Peter Rentrop, a prominent cardiovascular interventionalist, in his patent litigation dispute with Spectranetics Corporation. Dr. Rentrop sued the medical device company

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – CNN reports that two mayors and two state legislators are among 11 public officials arrested in New Jersey as part of a corruption investigation, the U.S. attorney’s office in Trenton announced Thursday. “The defendants allegedly demanded and accepted payments ranging from $1,500 to $17,500 at any one time,” the

WASHINGTON–LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Hunton & Williams LLP announced today that Sheldon Bradshaw, Chief Counsel of the United States Food & Drug Administration, will join the firm as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Food and Drug Practice. Bradshaw publicly announced his resignation from his current position with the FDA today

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A provision of the Patriot Act that requires people who are formally contacted by the FBI for information to keep it a secret is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero sided with the American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the lawsuit and argued

PHOENIX, September 5, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Jay Zweig has joined the international law firm Bryan Cave LLP as a partner in its Phoenix office. Zweig will head the office’s Labor and Employment group, a practice which consists of more than 80 lawyers firmwide. “Jay’s experience and expertise will help

ST. LOUIS, September 6, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Charles W. Burson has joined the international law firm Bryan Cave LLP as of counsel in the firm’s St. Louis office. He will practice with Bryan Cave’s Corporate Compliance and Defense and Regulatory Affairs, Public Policy and Legislation Groups. Burson most recently served

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Larry Craig has infuriated his GOP colleagues by deciding he may stay in office if he can undo his guilty plea to men’s room sex charges, the New York Daily News reports. “If he comes back, he’ll be a leper and a pariah,” a top party operative complained yesterday.

New York LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Leading global law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced today its plans to open an office in Hong Kong in October 2007. The Hong Kong office will provide firm clients with transactional counseling throughout Asia, broadening Weil Gotshal’s presence in Asia from its substantial office in

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