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LEBANON, Tenn., June 1, 2004 – LAWFUEL – The president and chief operating officer of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., today praised law enforcement officials in Virginia for the investigation that resulted in the arrest of a woman who tried to extort money from the company by claiming she found a mouse in her

NEW YORK, June 1, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Kenneth H. C. Willig, chair of the Project Finance practice group of Piper Rudnick LLP, and his wife Rosette Willig have established the Rosette & Kenneth Willig Endowed Scholarship Fund at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Piper Rudnick has announced. The fund will endow scholarships for

NEW YORK, June 1, 2004- LAWFUEL – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, announced that E. Norman Veasey, former Chief Justice of Delaware, joined the firm today as a senior partner. Veasey will serve as a strategic adviser to the firm’s roster of prominent global clients on a wide

BOSTON, June 1, 2004 – LAWFUEL – EnCirca, Inc. (www.encirca.com), accredited registrar for the .Pro Internet Domain, announces that open registrations for .Pro domain start at 1pm eastern time today. “A scan of our pre-registration queue shows that customers are applying for both their firm name as well as keywords that describe the type of

1 June 2004 – LAWFUEL – International law firm Holman Fenwick & Willan is pleased to announce, with effect from 1 May 2004, the election of two new Partners – Jonathan Campbell and Elinor Dautlich, both based in London. Jonathan joined the Corporate Department of Holman Fenwick & Willan in July, 2001. He has extensive

London, 28 May 2004 – LAWFUEL – Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that senior and well-known intellectual property (IP) litigator Clive Thorne will join the firm’s London office as a partner on 1 September 2004. Mr Thorne has extensive experience in the UK and Asia in a wide range of IP and technology litigation

May 28, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Paul Weiss, along with four other New York firms, will be recognized at “Healthy Kids,” a benefit sponsored by the United Hospital Fund’s New Leadership Group to support health care for New York City children living in low-income neighborhoods. The New Leadership Group’s 2004 Humanitarian Award will be presented

NEW YORK, May 30, 2004 – LAWFUEL- As her sentencing day approaches, Martha Stewart has come up with a plan to stay out of jail or at least get out early. Newsweek has learned that Stewart will seek to serve all or part of her jail sentence helping underprivileged women start their own businesses. She

HARTFORD, Conn., May 28, 2004 – LAWFUEL – 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 Northern District of Illinois on behalf of all

San Francisco, CA- May 28, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (K&L) continues its growth in Northern California with the addition of Kathryn (Kate) Wheble, a versatile copyright and trademark partner. She joins the firm’s intellectual property practice group as a key addition to K&L’s burgeoning San Francisco office. Wheble, a former 10-year