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Former Partner at DLA Piper Begins Judicial Career After 10 Years with the Firm WASHINGTON February 13, 2006 –LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas C. Wheeler, a partner in the firm’s Washington D.C. office, was recently sworn in as a judge

LOS ANGELES — While most tax return preparers provide excellent service to their clients, the IRS urges taxpayers to be very careful when choosing a tax preparer. “Taxpayers should be as careful as they would be in choosing a doctor or a lawyer,” says Victor Omelczenko, IRS spokesman in Los Angeles. “It is important to

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – On February 14, 2006, Berger & Montague won a verdict from a federal jury that could exceed $400 million on behalf of thousands of homeowners who had sued the former operators of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons facility, Dow Chemical and Rockwell International. The trial team was lead

$423 Million Deal also Shows Commercial Banks Interested in the Sector February 15, 2006 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented WestLB AG, New York Branch, as lead arranger and agent for a syndicate of seventeen senior lenders in connection with an approximately $423 million funding for three ethanol

Defense Attorney Michael L. Mallow Joins the Los Angeles Office Los Angeles, February 15, 2006 –LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Loeb & Loeb announced today that class action defense litigator Michael L. Mallow has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner. Mr. Mallow, who was recognized in 2005 as one of

Lawfuel – The Law News Network – The US Attorney in Los Angeles reports that Joann Wiggan, a 33-year veteran of SBC has been arrested after being indicted earlier today on perjury charges. Wiggan, 52, of Burbank, is alleged to have committed perjury before a grand jury on two separate dates regarding her contacts with

Washington, D.C., Feb. 15, 2006 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued orders revoking the registrations of the securities of twenty-five separate issuers that failed to comply with their obligation to file periodic reports with the Commission. The sweep was part of the ongoing efforts of the

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A San Bernardino woman who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the kidnaping and murder of her husband – who was drugged, taken to Mexico and strangled – has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Isabel Martinez, 37, received the prison term late Tuesday afternoon from

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Attorney Terry Christensen was indicted today by a federal grand jury that returned a superseding indictment in the racketeering case against former private investigator Anthony Pellicano. The superseding indictment adds two counts to an indictment unsealed last week – conspiracy and wiretapping charges against Pellicano and Christensen. Christensen,

16 February – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Federal Agency Withheld Information on Airborne Paint Toxins from State Regulators Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced a lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for repeatedly failing to provide information about toxic air pollution requested by the New York State Department of Environmental