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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — The securities arbitration law firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. (“K&T”) ( http://www.nasd-law.com ) continues to pursue securities arbitration claims on behalf of Cisco shareholders and employees who have sustained damages from holding margined, concentrated portfolios in Cisco stock. One such claim before

(September 8, 2005, Phoenix, AZ) – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Steptoe & Johnson LLP, an AmLaw 100 international law firm, this week announced that seven lawyers from Beshears Wallwork Bellamy Chartered, one of Phoenix’s best known civil litigation boutiques, are joining the firm. Beshears Wallwork Bellamy principals Nicholas J. Wallwork and Fredric

7 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising Gas Natural, Spain’s largest natural gas distributor, on its €22.55bn takeover bid for 100 per cent of the share capital of Endesa, and on the financing of that bid. Endesa is Spain’s leading electricity company and its

New York – September 7, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advised J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC in connection with a definitive agreement in which Marsh, Inc., the world’s leading risk and insurance services firm, would sell Crump Group, Inc., its U.S.-based wholesale broking operation, to an affiliate

SAN JOSE – 8 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced that two individuals pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to participating in a scheme to defraud Applied Materials, Inc. of Santa Clara and a Pennsylvania-based precious metals company of more

Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2005 — LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Accountant Donald T. Nicolaisen announced he will leave the Commission in October 2005 to return to the private sector. Nicolaisen, 61, joined the Commission as Chief Accountant in September 2003 and led numerous initiatives to improve financial

NOVATO, Calif.–LAWFUEL – The Law News Network –Sept. 6, 2005–Occupancy fraud was the most common type of mortgage fraud reported during the first half of 2005, according to statistics released today by The Prieston Group, which provides fraud insurance, training and loss mitigation. More than half — about 53 percent — of claims filed with

TORONTO, Sept. 7 -LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A class action lawsuit seeking approximately $500 million in damages has been commenced against Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic of Canada Ltd. (“Medtronic”), a global manufacturer of medical products. On February 10, 2005, Medtronic acknowledged that a potential battery shorting problem may result in rapid battery

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sept. 6, 2005- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -Goldman Scarlato & Karon, P.C., a law firm with offices in Pennsylvania and Ohio, announces that a lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded securities

7 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Two men admitted today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that they filed false federal income tax returns that underreported income from the sale of pharmaceuticals. Jon M. Tamiyasu, 45, pleaded guilty to four counts of subscribing to false income tax returns for 1998,