Law Admin

Philadelphia, Pa. – August 11, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Pepper Hamilton LLP has won a complete victory for its client the City of Allentown in an appeal before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. Pepper lawyer Thomas B. Schmidt, III argued the case defending Allentown’s anti-discrimination ordinance on April 7, and Judge

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 11 LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Following two years of cooperative discussions, Southfield, Michigan-based Hantz Financial Services Inc. (HFS), and the firm’s President John Hantz, have reached a settlement with the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). According to the agreement, Hantz Financial and John Hantz neither admitted nor denied

11 August – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Via their Luxembourg investment vehicle Kamps Retail Investment S.A., the former proprietor of the German bakery chain, Heiner Kamps, and a group of Swiss investors have acquired the majority stake in Nordsee GmbH from the international financial investor Apax Partners, which had acquired the company

10 August – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, announced today that defendant, David Lee Ellisor, was sentenced to eighty seven (87) months in prison on mail

HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 10 LAWFUEL – The Law News Network– The law firm of Schatz & Nobel, P.C., which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on

10 August – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, announced that defendant, Elias Cobos-Munoz, a/k/a “Toby,” pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States,

HONG KONG, Aug. 10 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Tommy Hilfiger Corporation (NYSE: TOM) announced today that it has resolved the previously announced investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York by executing a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office (“USAO”). The USAO has concluded that

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – 10 August – Lawfuel’s lead story from The Economist details the win Microsoft has achieved over one of the Net’s biggest spammers. But there may be more worries to enter your inbox yet.

August 9 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Simpson Thacher recently represented Empresas Iansa S.A. in a 144A/Reg S offering of US$100 million 7.25% senior notes. Empresas Iansa is the sole producer of sugar and sugarbeet byproducts in Chile and a significant producer of fruit juice concentrate, frozen vegetables and fruit and tomato

Los Angeles and New York, August 9, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The national law firm Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today the promotion of two attorLneys. Laurie Ruckel and Karen Thorland were elected to be partners of the firm. Ms. Ruckel previously served as senior counsel and Ms. Thorland was