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Philadelphia, Pa. – April 6, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that partners George A. Lehner, an experienced trial lawyer and mediator in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, and David B. Stratton, a commercial bankruptcy lawyer in Wilmington and head of the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice Group in

ATLANTA (APRIL 6) Kilpatrick Stockton LLP announces Rick Horder, Partner in the Litigation Practice Group, was recently honored by The Florida Bar with the President’s Service Award, given each year to one person in each judicial circuit. Rick was selected from a group of nominees for the “Out of State” circuit. “I am thrilled that

PHILADELPHIA, April 6 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — The law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, a leader in national and regional management of mass tort and class action litigation with offices on the East and West Coasts, is opening its newest office in Chicago. Drinker Biddle also adds two veteran

RADNOR, Pa., April 6 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP: Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of all securities

6 April 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – LawFuel.com’s latest cover story details the Financial Times article’s story on the biggest defection from a UK law firm – a 45-strong legal team to be moving from Denton Wilde Sapte. Eleven partners, 18 lawyers, four trainees and 12 support staff from DWS’s media

6 April 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – With changes in legislation effective today, Linklaters has formed Japan’s first fully-merged law firm, providing clients with international and domestic legal advice from a single source. Linklaters now has more than 60 lawyers in Tokyo, advising on Japanese, US and English law. The firm’s

6 April 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – LawFuel.com’s lead story from the Daily Telegraph concerns liquidators to Independent Insurance yesterday said they would sue the collapsed company’s former auditors for a sum thought to be in the region of £300m. Price WaterhouseCoopers liquidators Mark Batten and Dan Schwarzmann said they had

HOUSTON, April 6 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Margaret Murphy has entered an Order and Judgment holding Weyerhaeuser Company liable to the bankruptcy estate of Paragon Trade Brands for $457,858,150 million in damages, plus attorneys’ fees and interest. This dispute stemmed from a 1993 asset sale by Weyerhaeuser to

Loss to investors exceeds $4 million 5 July 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Connecticut Department of Banking and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that they have taken actions against David M. Faubert, an Avon, Connecticut based registered representative. Banking Commissioner John P. Burke announced today that the

(April 4 , 2005, Philadelphia, PA) – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Reed Smith LLP, a top 25 international law firm, has added two attorneys, Jay Levin and Douglas Widin, in its Philadelphia office as counsel in the firms Insurance Recovery Practice Group, effective immediately. Mr. Levin was formerly a member of Cozen