2007

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday obtained orders in the Federal Court of Australia in Perth which have the effect of extending orders preserving the assets of Mr Norman Phillip Carey and other entities associated with the Westpoint Group of companies. The Court made various receivership and […]

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders in the Federal Court of Australia declaring that Citrofresh International Ltd (Citrofresh) engaged in misleading conduct in contravention of section 1041H of the Corporations Act. Citrofresh consented to the making of the declaration and an order that it pay

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Recent toxic toy recalls and alleged formaldehyde levels in clothing have left parents worldwide in a state in anxiety – uncertain which brands they can really trust. In the US, recent reports on the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) have given rise to a new cause for anxiety. Thirty-eight Independent Specialists

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – See ‘Hot Gossip’ – Things don’t stay quiet for long for Larry Birkhead. Having one hot, dead blond is not enough, because now he’s got another, in the form of the live accusations in the book about his relationship with Anna Nicole Smith. Rita Cosby, formerly an anchor with

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The R. Kelly child pornography trial, set to begin this month, has been delayed again, a spokesman for Cook County Criminal Court Judge Vincent Gaughan said today. A new date has not been determined, according to an e-mail from Terry Sullivan, whom Gaughan has appointed to brief the media

LAWFUEL – “During the 21 1/2 hour live broadcase of my Telephon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association this weekend, I made a joking comment to a member of my production team. I apologize to anyone who was offended. I obviously made a bad choice of words. Everyone who knows me understands that I hold no

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Supreme Court in Sydney has heard some anti-APEC protesters who want to march through the CBD on Saturday plan to vandalise shops and target the Cenotaph. Police want the Supreme Court to ban the “Stop Bush Coalition” march on Saturday. The police statement being discussed in court refers

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A coalition of more than 90 law firms has petitioned the Internal Revenue Service to extend by one year a deadline for imposing new regulations on nonqualified deferred compensation under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. The effort, led by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and involving

(NEW YORK, September 4, 2007) – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene, & MacRae LLP announced that Hugh McCormick has rejoined the firm as Of Counsel. McCormick joins from the global life reinsurance company Scottish Re Group Ltd., where he served as the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and was

MARSHFIELD, Vt.—LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board decision awarding an AT&T equipment installer 100% disability due to his exposure to radiofrequency radiation (RF) at an antenna worksite. The award is based on psychological and cognitive effects of RF over-exposure. This decision is significant because the FCC