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LAWFUEL – Law Newswire – Radio Address by the President to the Nation THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week I visited with troops at Charleston Air Force Base. These fine men and women are serving courageously to protect our country against dangerous enemies. The terrorist network that struck America on September the 11th wants to

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – A report from WTOP News warns subscribers to look at their July Comcast bills because of changes to Comcast’s subscription agreement. According to the report, customers who fail to opt out within 30 days of receiving their Comcast Arbitration Notice will lose their right to pursue legal remedies against

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The killer of television actress Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989 has been stabbed repeatedly by a fellow inmate at a California prison, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday. Robert John Bardo, 37, suffered 11 stab and puncture wounds on Friday at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California, about

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Conrad Black, the former Hollinger International Inc. chairman convicted this month of fraud and obstruction of justice, hired one of Wall Street banker Frank Quattrone’s lawyers to represent him on appeal. Andrew Frey, 68, a partner in the New York office of Chicago-based Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, will

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Skadden is representing Ryerson Inc., a leading distributor of metals and plastics, in its approximately $2 billion going-private acquisition by Platinum Equity, LLC, a global private equity firm. Ryerson’s board of directors unanimously approved the merger agreement. The transaction is subject to the approval of Ryerson’s stockholders and

27 July 2007 LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Spanish Data Protection Agency (“AEPD”) has recently issued an opinion of a whistleblowing procedure submitted to it by a Spanish company. The opinion is not binding, and only considers the particular whistleblowing procedure proposed by that company. However, it provides a valuable insight into the

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm News – The international law firm Clifford Chance advised the Tommy Hilfiger Group on the acquisition of the licensee Tommy Hilfiger Footwear Europe GmbH, Osnabrück (Germany), from Hamm Shoe & Accessories Company Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG. The parties have agreed not to disclose any details of the purchase price.

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Legal Week reports that The Bar Council has elected Timothy Dutton QC of Fountain Court Chambers as its new chairman, the body announced today (27 July). Dutton – the current vice-chairman of the Bar – will take up the post on 1 January, 2008, after standing unopposed in an

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Michael Vick’s high-profile legal team must master public-relations challenges, as much as legal hurdles, in the NFL star’s potentially career-ending trial on federal dogfighting charges, MSNBC reports. “Obviously, it’s a nightmare,” said lawyer Mark J. Geragos, who represents Barry Bonds’ personal trainer Greg Anderson, who’s in prison for refusing

LAWFUEL – The Chicago Tribune reports on the third attempt at parole from triple murderer William Heirens. William Heirens, his legs swollen from diabetes, pushes himself slowly in his wheelchair toward his visitors at the state prison. “I figure I’ll be getting out this year,” he predicted last week in a Tribune interview. “It’s a