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DENVER – Bill Leone, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, Rebecca J. Kiser, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General for Housing and Urban Development, and Terry L. Stuart, Special Agent In Charge of the IRS-Criminal Investigation, Denver Field Office, announced that real estate agent WILLIAM E. MENDEZ, age 41,

LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – International law firm Bird & Bird has recruited Sally Shorthose, to boost its International Life Sciences Group. Based in the firm’s London office, Sally joins Bird & Bird from Eversheds where she was head of their IP & Life Sciences Group. Sally’s appointment follows on from international developments across

LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Skadden, Arps attorneys Sheila L. Birnbaum and Clifford (Mike) Naeve received Chambers USA Awards for Excellence from Chambers and Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, at the inaugural awards dinner on June 1. Ms. Birnbaum, who heads Skadden’s Complex Mass Torts and Insurance Litigation Group

SAN DIEGO, June 7, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Fort Worth, TX-based Avail Medical Products, Inc., has been ordered to pay $1 million in damages to MaqGuide.com for refusing to pay for services performed on their behalf. A quick verdict was reached following a two-week jury trial in San Diego Superior Court.

LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Two Southern California family members originally from the People’s Republic of China were indicted today by a grand jury on charges of lying to the government and acting as agents of the People’s Republic of China. Fuk Heung Li, 48, and her son, Billy Yui Mak, 26, were charged

A full and final settlement has been agreed on costs in the proceedings brought by the Liquidators of BCCI against the Bank of England. The Bank will retain £73.6 million paid to it by the Liquidators in November 2005, together with the interest on that amount which has accrued since of £1.7 million. A Bank

Washington, D.C., June 7, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – SEC Chairman Christopher Cox today sent a letter to the six options exchanges urging them to begin quoting a limited number of options in pennies on a pilot basis beginning on Jan. 29, 2007. Options are currently quoted in increments of nickels and

SAN FRANCISCO – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan announced that Raymond Michael Foakes, 42, and Michael Vargas, 56, made their initial appearance this morning on criminal charges of methamphetamine distribution. The complaint, which was unsealed this morning, charges defendant Foakes, the president of the Sonoma County Chapter of the

TALLAHASSEE – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Attorney General Charlie Crist today announced that a Texas man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for his role in a South Florida crime ring that dealt in illegally adulterated prescription drugs intended for cancer, AIDS and other high-risk patients. Crist said the case highlights

DALLAS, June 6 LAWFUEL – Press Release Service — The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., is pleased to announce the addition of Gary Cruciani to its roster of prestigious attorneys in the firm’s Dallas headquarters. “Gary has an outstanding reputation as a business litigator,” says Russell W. Budd, managing shareholder of Baron &