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Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – The Office of the Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a letter summarizing the staff’s views regarding the accounting for stock options in the historical financial statements of public companies. “The views expressed in this letter will assist in […]

LAWFUEL – US Attorney News – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Henry Gutierrez, Postal Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service, announced that on September 18, 2006, a jury found Mark Pelle guilty on all charges against him in connection with his participation in fraudulent business

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Allen & Overy underlined the continued and growing demand from clients for it’s top flight real estate practice by announcing the appointment of Jean-Dominique Casalta as partner in its Paris office. Jean-Dominique joins A&O from Freshfields where he was counsel. This follows the appointment of Arent van Wassenear as

New York – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – U.S. companies are making significant strides in their efforts to improve diversity initiatives for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees and clients, according to a survey of the nation’s largest employers. This year, 138 companies received perfect scores for LGBT diversity, up from 101 companies

LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced a settlement with an upstate mobile home retailer after consumers complained that it failed to timely and properly complete the installation of new homes and make repairs. American Homes, which is operated by Kenn-Schl, LLC, agreed that it would complete installations and repair

LAWFUEL – Legal News Daily – Trans-Tasman law firm, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, has been announced as the winner of the New Zealand category in the 2006 International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Awards. The awards, which recognise the achievements of law firms around the world to add real value to their clients’ business, are

SAN PEDRO, Calif., Sept. 19, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – When a federal judge threw out a $50-million jury award against Merck & Co., calling it excessive for a former FBI agent who had suffered a heart attack while using the drug maker’s Vioxx painkiller, the news was met with mixed feelings

Wednesday 20 September 2006 LAWFUEL – Legal News Australia – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Mr Dennis Murvan Gentry, of Collingwood, Victoria, from providing financial services for five years. ASIC banned Mr Gentry after finding that he had not complied with financial services laws and that there was reason to believe

Caused Tax Loss of $463,100 OAKLAND – LAWFUEL – Tax Law News – United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan and Special Agent in Charge of IRS-Criminal Investigation Roger L. Wirth announced that Robert Douglas Hazen, 62, a resident of Danville, Calif., pleaded guilty on September 14, 2006, to aiding and assisting in the preparation of

Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2006 – LAWFUEL – US Law & Legal – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed financial fraud charges against Doral Financial Corporation, alleging that the NYSE-listed Puerto Rican bank holding company overstated income by 100 percent on a pre-tax, cumulative basis between 2000 and 2004. The Commission further alleges that