2007

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The owner of a Miami-based Medicare billing company has been charged with submitting $170 million worth of fraudulent bills to the Medicare program, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta of the Southern District of Florida announced today. Rita Campos […]

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2007 — The Rosen Law Firm http://www.rosenlegal.com) announced today that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of Himax Technologies, Inc. (“Himax” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:HIMX) securities pursuant to or

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – CHICAGO – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that John T. Gutkoski has joined its Boston office as a partner and a member of the Intellectual Property Department and the IP Litigation Practice. “John’s addition is the next step in the firm’s strategic plan to strengthen and grow our

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced three grant awards to Florida totaling more than $1.8 million in Anti-Gang Initiative funding to combat gang violence and increase gang prevention efforts under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Initiative. The Attorney General has identified gang activity as an increasing deadly

~ Company to modify business practices, eliminate high pressure sales tactics ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A national company marketing electrically adjustable beds must alter the sales practices used to conduct its business in Florida under a settlement announced today by Attorney General Bill McCollum. Craftmatic Organization, Inc., a multi-million

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Mega-law firm Clifford Chance has settled a sex discrimination claim brought by former star lawyer Michael Bryceland. The compensation is likely to be substantial as Bryceland was a competition law partner. According to a legal expert, sex discrimination claims are on the increase. See LawFuel’s lead story: www.LawFuel.com

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – More than a week before a new law further regulating abortion clinics in Missouri would go into effect, Planned Parenthood has filed a federal lawsuit to halt enforcement of it. The suit, filed today, states that if an injunction is not granted, abortion services provided by Planned Parenthood in

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 20, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that prominent IP attorney Johnny A. Kumar has joined the Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the litigation practice group. Kumar is a patent litigation, counseling and transactional attorney handling matters in all areas of electronics

SAN FRANCISCO – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – United States Attorney Scott N. Schools announced that LeRoy Albert Lewis was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston to 24 months in prison, followed by a term of three years of supervised release. This sentence is the result of an investigation by the