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Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2005 — LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – SEC Chairman Christopher Cox will travel to Beijing, China, from October 15-19, where he will attend meetings of the US-China Joint Economic Committee, engage in high-level bilateral discussions with Chinese financial authorities and address a conference on China’s Capital Markets. On October

SAN JOSE – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced that a federal grand jury today indicted three South Bay individuals charging their involvement in a scheme to pirate over 325,000 copies of copyrighted CDs and software. According to the recording industry, this

CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Beacon Legal Finance has published a first-of-its-kind legal funding dictionary to help consumers better understand the technical aspects of pre-settlement funding. In pre-settlement funding, a plaintiff receives a cash advance in exchange for paying a portion of the future cash proceeds of the

13 October – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – In the latest legal action targeting “rent-a-patient” scams, two medical doctors have been charged with health care fraud for allegedly performing unnecessary medical procedures on patients who were compensated with money or other benefits. A federal grand jury in Los Angeles yesterday indicted the two

NEW YORK, Oct. 12 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The law firm of Constantine Cannon today released the following advisory to merchants involved in the Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation: This law firm, Constantine Cannon, is lead counsel for United States merchants in the case called Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation, CV 96-5238. The

Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the settlement of securities fraud charges against Theodore Charles Sihpol III, formerly a broker at Banc of America Securities LLC (BAS). Pursuant to the settlement, Sihpol has agreed to a $200,000 penalty and a five-year

Chicago, IL October 12, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – After careful review and examination of their credentials and capabilities, the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) recently accepted Chico & Nunes LLP as its newest law firm member. “NAMWOLF enthusiastically welcomes a firm such as Chico &

PHILADELPHIA, SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 12 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Duane Morris LLP and Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft LLP announced today that the two firms have entered into a definitive agreement to merge under the name of Duane Morris. The merger will be effective January 1, 2006. The addition of more than

MIAMI – October 12, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Holland & Knight has completed a strategic acquisition on behalf of Dublin-based client Fyffes, one of the largest fresh produce distributors in Europe and among the five largest globally. The Holland & Knight team included Miami partners George Mencio and Frances Faigenblat.

NEW YORK, October 12, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Michael J.W. Rennock recently joined the New York office as a partner in the firm’s corporate department. Rennock focuses his practice on corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital. He represents public and