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NEW YORK Dec. 4, 2005- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -The American Lawyer(R) reported today that managing partners of the nation’s largest law firms are bullish on their prospects for the upcoming year, predicting that their revenue and profit increases will outpace the economy in 2006. Almost half of the respondents plan to raise

MINNEAPOLIS-(Dec. 4, 2005- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -Fargo Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRGO) today announced that it has received a ruling from the Federal District Court in Minnesota relating to a portion of its patent infringement complaint against IRIS Ltd. Inc., a Fleetwood, Pennsylvania company. The complaint, which has been ongoing since it was filed

3 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network When and where: — December 7, 2005, 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. — Windows on Minnesota–50th Floor of the IDS Tower — 710 Marquette Avenue–Minneapolis Topics include: — Findings from Fulbright’s 2005 Litigation Trends Survey–what 350 General Counsel said are the hottest litigation trends for companies

3 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Thelen Reid chairman Stephen V. O’Neal and Construction partner Paul W. Berning have co-authored the chapter on construction litigation for the critically acclaimed Second Edition of Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts. This eight-volume, strategy-oriented treatise is the result of a joint project between

3 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – On November 29, 2005, Skadden won final approval on behalf of American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit of a nationwide class action settlement and received a permanent injunction against the primary objector in the case.

3 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – On November 28, the U.S. Supreme Court granted eBay Inc.’s petition for certiorari in the case of eBay Inc. v. MercExchange. Skadden is representing eBay in the case, in which the high court will consider the issue of whether federal courts have the discretion to

PORTLAND — Associated Press report that a judge has refused to clear the record of the man who whacked skater Nancy Kerrigan on the knee in 1994, likely ending his hopes to become a Navy SEAL. Shane Stant, 34, said the Navy’s special warfare unit will not accept anyone with a felony conviction. But Multnomah

MIMS – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Attorney General Charlie Crist today launched the final phase of the investigation into the 1951 murders of civil rights leader Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette, by initiating an excavation of the site where the Moores’ house once stood. Joining Crist in the newest efforts

3 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced additional agreements with auto dealerships in the Hudson Valley and Long Island stemming from a broad investigation into the fraudulent registration of pickup trucks. Three dealerships paid a total of $150,000 in civil penalties to in connection with an

LONDON – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy today confirmed that Equitable Life has settled its claims against the firm’s clients, six of the former non executive directors. The Society has agreed to pay costs to Allen & Overy’s clients of £5.2m. The six directors represented by Allen & Overy are: