PHILADELPHIA, PA – March 27, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Law Firm News – Seeger…

PHILADELPHIA, PA – March 27, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Law Firm News – Seeger Weiss LLP, one of the nation’s leading plaintiffs’ law firms, announced today the opening of a Philadelphia office with the addition of three Philadelphia class action attorneys.

Jonathan Shub has joined the Philadelphia office of Seeger Weiss as the resident partner, and TerriAnne Benedetto and Scott Alan George have joined as associates. The three practiced together at another Philadelphia firm prior to joining Seeger Weiss.

Chris Seeger, a founding partner of Seeger Weiss, said, “We’re very pleased and excited about this opportunity. We’ve enjoyed a long and productive relationship with Jon, and feel that his demonstrated success in consumer class actions is a perfect fit for our expanding mass torts and class action practices. We’re thrilled to have him head up our Philadelphia office and to have TerriAnne and Scott join our firm.” Shub echoed Seeger’s sentiments, stating, “I’ve felt for some time that Seeger Weiss’ unique stature among the mass torts and class action bars would provide the perfect platform for me to grow my practice. I’m looking forward to joining this talented group of lawyers.”

The addition of Shub’s practice group buttresses Seeger Weiss’ active class action practice. Seeger Weiss currently serves as lead counsel in several class actions, including the third payor litigation against Merck pending in New Jersey that has been certified as a nationwide class action. Shub currently serves as lead counsel for consumers in numerous national cases. He has been lead counsel in more than a dozen cases over the past decade, including consumer actions against HP, Palm, Maytag and IBM. In recognition of his efforts, Shub has been selected as a “Superlawyer” by his peers in Philadelphia for the past three years.

Seeger Weiss, based in New York City’s Financial District, also has offices in Newark, NJ and Tulsa, OK. The firm made national news earlier this month after obtaining a $47.5 million jury verdict against Merck & Co. in a 7-week Vioxx-related trial in Atlantic County, N.J

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About Seeger Weiss LLP
Seeger Weiss LLP has distinguished itself as one of the nation’s preeminent and diverse plaintiff-oriented law firms. The Firm’s commitment to excellence and diversity of practice reflects the experience of its practitioners, who include former Assistant U.S. Attorneys and state prosecutors, as well as seasoned members of several established “Wall Street” law firms. Drawn together by a commitment to provide the highest quality of legal representation available in the plaintiffs’ bar today, Seeger Weiss’s attorneys and professionals possess a demonstrated ability to go head-to-head and succeed against the world’s most richly defended corporations.

The Firm is exclusively dedicated to the representation of injured consumers, investors, and personal injury victims throughout the United States and abroad. Operating out of offices in New York’s Financial District, Newark, NJ, Philadelphia, PA and Tulsa, OK, the Firm has earned its elite national reputation by successfully representing plaintiffs in individual, mass and class actions by bringing innovative solutions to tough legal challenges. With experienced trial attorneys and proven results, Seeger Weiss has the skills and resources necessary to tackle the most complex legal matters.


Wednesday 28 March 2007 LAWFUEL – Australia Law News – The Australia…

Wednesday 28 March 2007 LAWFUEL – Australia Law News – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) obtained interim orders by consent in the Supreme Court of New South Wales yesterday against Mr Ian Robert Hodgson of Sydney, New South Wales, and associated companies. These orders follow proceedings commenced by ASIC in the Supreme Court of New South Wales last week after concerns Mr Hodgson was operating an unregistered managed investment scheme.

To date, ASIC’s investigations have revealed that 34 individuals invested funds totalling approximately $10 million in the scheme since 2000. At this stage, Mr Hodgson has not filed any evidence in court or made any admissions as to these matters. On 22 March 2007, His Honour Justice Austin granted ex parte orders preventing Mr Hodgson and associated companies, I R Hodgson and Associates Pty Ltd, I R Hodgson and Associates (Financial Services), Lyrebird Management Services Pty Ltd, and Hereford Management Services Pty Ltd, from dealing with or disposing of the proceeds and property held in, or on behalf of, the scheme. In addition, Mr Hodgson was also ordered not to leave New South Wales or Australia. His Honour Justice Austin has now extended these orders, with the consent of all parties.

The court also ordered that Mr Hodgson not deal with or dispose of any of his assets or those of the parties and deliver to ASIC detailed affidavits on behalf of each of the associated companies setting out assets owned or controlled by the parties. Mr Hodgson was also ordered to deliver his passport and any travel documents to the court. The matter has been adjourned until 25 June 2007, pending ASIC’s further investigation. For further information contact: Allen Turton Deputy Executive Director, Enforcement Telephone: 02 9911 2338 Mobile: 0411 549 236 Emma Forehan ASIC Media Unit Telephone: 03 9280 3354 Mobile: 0409 702

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