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9 March – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jesus Torres, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced that defendant, William Rodriguez-Abadia, pled guilty before United

9 March – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Fewer Americans Smoking Since Landmark Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and a coalition of Attorneys General nationwide today announced that cigarette sales have dropped to the lowest level since 1951. “The continuing long-term decline in the number of cigarettes sold and in

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Clifford Chance acts for Heinz on the sale of the Ethnic portion of its HP/Lea & Perrins business H.J. Heinz Company, a New York Stock Exchange listed company, has completed the sale of the Ethnic portion of its HP/Lea & Perrins business to Associated British Foods for USD47

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A unique probe into European email marketing laws has revealed that the UK is bottom of the league when it comes to policing opt-in/opt-out rules. European law firm Osborne Clarke’s 17 country survey, conducted with help from legal experts throughout the Osborne Clarke Alliance and beyond, answers ever

CHICAGO – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that Gary M. Ropski, 53, has taken office as president of the firm. Elected by shareholder vote, Ropski will serve a four-year term. Ropski joined

LAWFUEL -The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) announced the temporary suspension of trading in the securities of GMC Holding Corporation (GMC), a Florida corporation based in Casselberry, Florida, at 9:30 a.m. EST on March 8, 2006, and terminating at 11:59 EST on March 21, 2006. The Commission temporarily suspended trading

FRANKFURT and LONDON, March 8 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is expanding into Germany and doubling the size of its London office with the addition of lawyers from Haarmann Hemmelrath. The move builds on Squire Sanders’ longtime presence in Europe and marks the firm’s

London, March 7, 2006 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the international law firm, has advised Lehman Brothers, acting as arranger, in three separate residential mortgage backed securitizations, all of which closed within the same week. Southern Pacific Mortgages Limited sold two separate pools of residential mortgages to each

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Law News & Law Articles – Michael Douglas was so unimpressed when two American TV companies used his name and image under the guise of educational and non-commercial broadcasting, that he filed a law suit against them. Read the Eversheds article in www.LawFuel.com

New York, NY – March 6, 2006 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that Richard S. Bobrow, former Global Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Bobrow will be responsible for the overall operations of