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WASHINGTON— LawFuel – Three companies that own and operate an oceangoing chemical tanker named the M/T Clipper Trojan were indicted today in connection with an attempt by crew members to cover up the illegal dumping of oily waste in international waters, the Justice Department announced. The 11-count indictment named Clipper Wonsild Tankers Holding A/S and

Sacramento, CA LAWFUEL – March 29, 2007 — the law firms Wexler Toriseva Wallace LLP and Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff LLP filed the first California class action complaint amidst the largest pet food recall in U.S. history. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of consumers nationwide, alleging that Menu Foods, Inc., Menu Foods Income Fund,

Houston, TX, March 27, 2007 – LawFuel – Law Firm News – Baker & McKenzie LLP is pleased to announce that Steven P. Otillar has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a Partner in its Major Projects Practice Group. He joins Baker & McKenzie LLP from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP. Steve’s transactional practice focuses

LawFuel.com – Britain’s legal steps to force Iran to return 15 seized sailors has resulted in a total freeze by Britain on all contacts with Iran. The decision excepts discussions for the return of the captives. Tension – and oil prices – have mounted as both international and domestic pressure increases on Iran to release

Footage of the British naval personnel seized by Iranian has been aired on Iranian television as Iran indicates it may lay charges against the servicemen and women. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said: “The Iranian authorities intercepted these sailors and marines in Iranian waters, and detained them in Iranian waters. This has happened in the

BOSTON, Mar. 27, 2007 — LawFuel – Law Firm News – Goodwin Procter LLP, a national law firm with 700 attorneys, announced its $5,000 donation to the “College to Law School” program offered through Legal Outreach Inc., a New York City-based organization that helps minority college students prepare for law school. Also in support of

LawFuel.com – Karl Rove’s role as presidential advisor has put him in the center of a Senate inquiry into the dismissal of eight United States attorneys, reports the New York Times. Almost every Wednesday afternoon, advisers to President Bush gather to strategize about putting his stamp on the federal courts and the United States attorneys’

NEW YORK, March 28, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Entertainment & IP Law News – Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that Thomas A. Guida has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property and Entertainment Groups as a partner. Guida, who will reside in the New York office, formerly practiced law at Baker & Hostetler LLP in New

LawFuel.com – Former Anna Nicole Smith boyfriend, attorney Howard K Stern, has rejected suggestions that he was somehow to blame for the death of the former Playboy model. Stern released a statement late Monday in which he indicated friends and colleagues of Anna Nicole Smith had similarly urged the TrimSpa model to check herself into