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LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The lawyer for Mohammed Haneef, the doctor accused and then released from Australian custody on terrorism-related charges, says the Australian Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews is damaging Australian interests and using “smoke and mirrors” in his statements about his client. Peter Russo, who accompanied Doctor Haneef to his home in

WASHINGTON–LAWFUEL – The Lawyer Newswire – Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announces the firm recently represented Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, UBS Investment Bank and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey as representatives of the underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of 20,000,000 shares of common stock of PennantPark Investment Corporation,

WASHINGTON–LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP recently represented J.P. Morgan, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC as representatives of the underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of common stock of BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation, for

The Lawsuit Claims Lexus Has Refused to Correct Problems with Airbag Sensor beneath Front Passenger Seats in 2007 ES350 Automobiles FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The law firm of Sheldon J. Schlesinger, P.A. has filed a class action suit against Lexus U.S.A. Inc., Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., and others, claiming that

Hong Kong, July 31, 2007 – O’Melveny & Myers LLP announced today a substantial expansion of its China practice and the appointment of Gregory D. Puff as the Head of Asia M&A. Gregory D. Puff has relocated to the firm’s Hong Kong office from Tokyo to take on the new role of Head of Asia

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Google expects a copyright filter to be inplace on YouTube by September, according to a lawyer defending YouTube in Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit. Wired Magazine reports that the lawyer told the judge that the filter would “hopefully” be on the site by September. Wired’s Eliot Van Buskirk

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has been sentenced to imprisonment for six years for illegal possession of weapons that were given to him by gangsters associated with the bomb blasts that killed 257 people in 1993. The high profile trial has created huge interest in India where Dutt is a

A young lawyer has lost his legal bid to obtain damages from NatWest for “unfair” penalty charges. The case against the bank was dismissed by a judge at the City of London County Court. His application to appeal the decision was also denied but he was told NatWest would not be seeking costs from him

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – A poll conducted by the Canadian press shows most Canadians think Conrad Black should go to jail. The poll showed that 69% of respondents think he should serve at least one year behind bars, while 61% believe that his Order of Canada designation should be revoked. Sixty per cent

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Mr Nick Popov, a former director of RAN Holdings International Pty Ltd (In Liquidation), was yesterday found not guilty by a jury in the Sydney District Court in relation to one charge under the NSW Crimes Act 1900 arising from an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission