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STUART, Fla., Dec. 7 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Today, a large victory for famed attorney Willie Gary and his legal team has taken place in the Don King defamation and false light lawsuit. Judge Jose E. Martinez ruled in favor of the Gary team by granting their motion to remand the

TALLAHASSEE – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Attorney General Charlie Crist today announced that his office has issued subpoenas to three of the nation?s largest cable television companies, in order to obtain copies of documents related to the effort by Comcast and Time Warner to acquire customers now served by competitor Adelphia Communications

8 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy advised Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in Munich on the sale of 185 million shares in UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. The shares were sold after selection of the banks in an auction procedure at a price close to market. The proceeds amounted to approximately one

8 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – With Kazakhmys’ entry into the FTSE 100, Linklaters has advised on all four FTSE 100 mining IPOs on the main market of the London Stock Exchange since the late 1990s. Linklaters acted as English and US counsel to CSFB and JPMorgan Cazenove, the joint global

Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox announced today that Nancy Morris would become Secretary of the Commission after long-time Secretary Jonathan Katz retires in January. “The Secretary is at the heart of Commission operations,” Chairman Cox said. “The Office of

8 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and David W. Bourne, Special Agent in Charge, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Criminal Investigations, Miami Field Office, announced that yesterday, defendant Frank Tarsia, 43, of New York City, was convicted on

LONDON – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Trident Gaming (who own and operate Gamebookers.com for UK and European bettors and BetBug.com for American sports bettors) today announced that Gamebookers are “buying” basketball star Vladimir Petrovic for Greek League 1 basketball team Aris, and will pay his wages for the club. “This purchase is

BALTIMORE, MD – December 7, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Baltimore employment lawyer Neil E. Duke has been elected to the board of Baltimore Homeless Services, Inc. During his term, Mr. Duke will work to increase awareness and raise funds to further the organization’s work. Baltimore Homeless Services provides housing and

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 – LAWFUEL- The Law News Networi — The following statement is being issued by the law firm of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP regarding IN RE BENNETT ENVIRONMENTAL INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN RE BENNETT ENVIRONMENTAL INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION No. 04 Civ.

7 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised Lehman Brothers, as manager, on the first issue of bonds with warrants by a European issuer since 2001. The EUR500m issue of fixed rate step-up notes with warrants by Espírito Santo Financial Group SA (ESFG) is one of the largest non-mandatory convertible