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DARNESTOWN, Md., July 7, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Citing superior rights to the GOOGLES name in the children’s arena, Googles, a children’s website, has filed trademark proceedings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office against Google Inc. The filing challenges the registration of Google Inc.’s mark GOOGLE for children’s and other products, email services and

PHILADELPHIA, July 6, 2004- LAWFUEL – Rarely do legal malpractice cases go to verdict in Philadelphia. But on Friday, July 2, one such case resulted in an extraordinarily large verdict of $4,439,0911.67 against the Philadelphia law firm of Abrahams, Lowenstein & Bushman, P.C. and one of its members, Howard Soloman. Common Pleas Court Judge Gene

NEW YORK, July 6, 2004 – LAWFUEL -Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed on July 2, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, on behalf of purchasers of the securities for The Shaw Group, Inc. (“Shaw” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SGR) between October 19, 2000

6 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – DLA LLP has advised Melrose Resources PLC on its £14m placing and open offer. The monies raised from the fundraising will be used for working capital. The issue has not been underwritten. The capital reduction, which will take place following the fundraising subject to court approval, will enable the

July 6, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Securities and Exchange Commission v. ABB Ltd, Case No. 1:04CV1141 [RBW] (U.S.D.C., D.D.C.) On July 6, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled enforcement action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia charging ABB Ltd, a global provider of power and automation technologies

BOSTON, July 6, 2004 – LAWFUEL – A Newburyport woman was arrested on July 1, 2004 on a federal indictment charging her with defrauding the Social Security Administration and stealing approximately $34,808 from the United States Government. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Leo J. Sullivan, Special Agent in Charge of Investigations for the

Chadbourne & Parke Represents EBRD in Euro 135 Million Loan to Romanian Companies LONDON — July 6, 2004 — Chadbourne & Parke is representing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in a Euro 135 million loan to two Romanian wood-processing companies owned by Italy’s Gruppo Frati as they prepare for their acquisition by Kronospan

Simmons & Simmons’ Hong Kong dispute resolution partner Philip Nunn has been awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) in the Hong Kong 2004 Honours List. Philip was awarded the BBS in recognition of his public and community service, and in particular for his contribution to the work of the Hong Kong Housing Authority. The Housing

2 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – DLA LLP banking partner Simon Woolley acted for Bank of Scotland Integrated and Acquisition Finance on the £665 million acquisition of The Telegraph Group by the Barclay brothers. The deal sees the transfer of The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator to the Barclay brothers. Simon Woolly

2 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – Herbert Smith is advising Friends Provident plc, one of the UK’s leading financial services groups, in connection with the merger of ISIS Asset Management plc (“ISIS”) and F&C Group (Holdings) Limited (“F&C”). The merger will create the UK’s fourth largest asset manager. F&C is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of