2007

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The U.S. government cannot use new anti-terrorism laws to keep American residents locked up indefinitely without charging them, a divided federal appeals court said Monday, Associated Press report. The ruling was a harsh rebuke of one of the central tools President George W. Bush’s administration believes it has to […]

Group Focuses on Real Estate Finance Litigation, Restructuring & Insolvency in Response to Subprime Lending & Related Real Estate Issues LAWFUEL – The Litigation & Business Law Newswire – Steptoe & Johnson LLP has announced the formation of an interdisciplinary team to handle litigation, restructuring and insolvency matters arising from the subprime lending meltdown and

Hamburg – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Leading business law and tax defence expert, Professor Dr Erich Samson, joins DLA Piper as of counsel on 1 July 2007. Professor Dr Samson will help to grow the German Regulatory and Governmental Affairs practice group. He will be based at DLA Piper’s Hamburg office and

June 10, 2007, New York, NY LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire —Bestselling author John Grisham will publish a new novel this fall about an American football player in Italy, it was announced today by Stephen Rubin, President and Publisher, Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group. The book, entitled PLAYING FOR PIZZA, will have a one day lay down

ESPOO, Finland, June 11 LAWFUEL- The Law & Litigation Newswire — Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced it has filed patent counter assertions against Qualcomm in the Eastern District of Texas Court. The filing relates to Qualcomm’s unauthorized use of 6 Nokia implementation patents in its MediaFLO and BREW businesses. Qualcomm has in previous litigation sought

LAWFUEL – LegalWeek reports that most UK lawyers believe badly-behaved partners are beyond the reach of human resources (HR) departments, according to new research. More than half (59%) of business lawyers think HR professionals have very little or no influence when it comes to dealing with difficult partners, according the latest Legal Week/EJ Legal Big

LAWFUEL – The Legal Issues Newswire – An impressive list of legal scholars has assembled itself to attempt to permit I. ‘Scooter’ Libby free while critical legal questions are examined. The group, including former Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork and noted civil libertarian Alan Dershowitz, Vikram Amar of the University of California’s Hastings law school,

High School Writing Project Brings Together Survivors and Students. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 9, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Ten high school students have been chosen from more than 4,100 entries nationwide to spend a life-changing week with 12 Holocaust survivors and educators on an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. As

LAWFUEL – A US Senator has announced an anticipated floor debate on a resolution expressing the US Senate’s lack of confidence in the besieged Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Jurist reports on the issue.