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RICHMOND – 1 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The number of McGuireWoods LLP lawyers listed in Best Lawyers in America increased twenty-six percent from the 2005 listing to the 2006 edition. Ninety-six McGuireWoods partners were recognized on the list for 2006. Published by Woodward/White, Inc., Best Lawyers in America is widely

San Francisco—Foley & Lardner LLP announced today the addition of four attorneys to its Life Sciences Industry Team in Northern California. Traci H. Ropp and Gurjeev K. Sachdeva join Foley’s San Francisco office, and Karen E. Flick and Antoinette F. Konski join the firm’s Silicon Valley office. This announcement marks the latest step in Foley’s

1 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage has paid the government $8 million to settle allegations that it fraudulently overbilled federal health insurance programs, United States Attorney Debra Wong Yang announced today. The settlement amount was paid on August 29, and today the government received

WASHINGTON D.C. (August 31, 2005) — The NASBA Center for the Public Trust has scheduled its inaugural event, “A National Dialogue on Revitalizing Public Trust,” for September 15, 2005 at the Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, DC. Addressing what is being done to revitalize public trust in a post-Enron era will be New Mexico Governor Bill

Connecticut-based Scott + Scott, LLC Filed Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against Host America Corporation For All Securities Purchasers Current Class Period Includes Shareholders Who Purchased Shares of Common Stock or Warrants Issued By Host America Corporation COLCHESTER, Conn., Aug. 31– Scott + Scott, LLC announced that it filed a class action lawsuit on August 19, 2005,

Case Also Brought on Behalf of Purchasers of Notes Convertible to Shares SAN DIEGO, CA, August 31, 2005 — Scott + Scott, LLC (http://www.scott-scott.com), which filed the first securities fraud action against Mercury Interactive Corporation (“Mercury” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MERQE) and individual defendants on August 21, 2005, represents client shareholders in the United States

30 August – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters advises on innovative multi-jurisdictional secured financing in Bolivia Linklaters advised the lenders, Corporación Andina de Fomento and Inter-American Development Bank, in the innovative US$54 million multi-jurisdictional secured financing of Interconexión Eléctrica ISA Bolivia S.A.’s electricity transmission project in Bolivia. The project involves the development,

30 August – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A San Bernardino woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the kidnaping and murder of her husband, whom she drugged, drove to Mexico and strangled. Isabel Martinez, 37, pleaded guilty to a federal kidnaping charge Monday afternoon in United States District Court in

American National Standards Institute Gives Award for his Work at ConsortiumInfo.org and in the Consortium Standards Bulletin Boston, MA (August 30, 2005) – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – ConsortiumInfo.org, the most comprehensive resource on the Internet for news and information on technology and communication standards, announced today that Andrew Updegrove, its founder and

Melbourne, 31 August 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Blake Dawson Waldron (BDW) is advising Perth-based power utility Alinta on its A$900 million IPO of Alinta Infrastructure Holdings (AIH). The IPO is one of the largest floats of the year. AIH is expected to have a minimum enterprise value of A$2 billion