10 December 2009 – In a highly political PBR, Alistair Darling had to concede that the recession in the UK had been worse than anticipated. Nevertheless, he avoided giving details of where the cuts in public spending which everyone knows are inevitable post the General Election are likely to be made. ‘No material changes in
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December 10, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports one of the crew members from a 15 day Panama cruse has vanished from the ship. The 31 year old chef identified as Angelo Faliva disappeared according to reports after walking out of the kitchen during the middle of his shift on November 25th. Faliva was
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LawFuel.com – December 2009 Skadden secured a victory for client Cano Petroleum Inc. in a putative securities class action that alleged the company made misleading claims in a 2008 share offering’s disclosure statement. Judge John McBryde of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed the lawsuit on December 3, finding that
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Last month, Susan Blount, the general counsel of Prudential Financial, sent a letter to the 60 law firms the insurance giant uses regularly. The letter addressed the general economy and the need to cut costs, but one announcement stuck out: Prudential informed the firms that in calendar year 2010, the company expected to pay for
NEW YORK (December 9, 2009) – LawFuel.com – ALM’s Law Technology News today announced plans for its 6th annual Law Firm Chief Information & Technology Officers’ Forum, to take place February 2-3, 2010 at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City. The two-day conference, conducted in conjunction with LegalTech New York, will provide
A new website designed to show people how to choose an injury attorney has been launched, showing some of the key factors litigants need to consider when choosing a Injury Attorney with considerations that many ignore or are in no position to judge. As litigation becomes more expensive and competitive it also becomes more important
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LawFuel.com – LOS ANGELES – A Sherman Oaks man has pleaded guilty to solicitation of murder, admitting that he was willing to pay to a hitman to kill an informant working with federal investigators who were looking into a bank fraud scheme. Pavel Valkovich, 28, pleaded guilty late yesterday, which was the first day of
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Distribution December 7, 2009 United States Attorney’s Office Central District of California George S. Cardona Acting United States Attorney Thom Mrozek, Public Affairs Officer (213) 894-6947 LawFuel.com – A publisher of Russian-language newspapers and magazines was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison for running a sophisticated “cash-back” scheme that
A new site set up to assist people locate the best bankruptcy attorneys has been launched with tips and advice on bankruptcy attorneys. The site, at BankrupcyAttorneys is designed to provide an additional resource for both attorneys and those seeking assistance in times of difficulty. BankruptcyAttorney – The resource for bankruptcy attorneys and others
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09 December 2009 LawFuel.com – Beijing and Phoenix – DLA Piper today announced that it advised Roth Capital Partners, LLC a full service investment bank, as underwriter in a US$39,675,000 stock offering on NASDAQ by QKL Stores Inc. (NASDAQ: QKLS), a leading regional supermarket chain in Northeast China. Partners Rocky Lee and Steven Liu led
