Law Firms to Battle Tesco LONDON, April 22 LawFuel.com – Legal Newswire — Following Tesco’s announcement of record GBP3.1 billion profits, UK law firms have gone on the offensive against the retail giant. 100 law firms across the country have joined together to form a unique alliance – QualitySolicitors.com (http://www.qualitysolicitors.com ) – an initiative specifically
(LAWFUEL) – Three men will appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court tomorrow morning following their arrest in New South Whales this morning in relation to drug trafficking offences. These arrests follow three made earlier this month in Victoria and the ACT by the AFP in relation to the same investigation. The AFP executed two search
PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Michele Marie Valent, 38, formerly of Phoenix, pleaded guilty today to Theft of Government Funds after stealing over $60,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Sentencing is set for July 13, 2009 at 3:00 in front of U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake. Valent admitted in the course of her guilty
PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – The United States has obtained a judgment in the amount of $2,346,600 against Ernest Robert McFarland, Jr., 68, of Fort Meyers, Florida, for submitting false claims related to federal construction contracts at the Grand Canyon National Park and the Lake Mead National Recreational Area. McFarland was the owner and president of Pacific
International law firm Eversheds has been appointed by leading food and facilities management services provider, Sodexo to advise on employment issues in the UK following a competitive process. Employing over 43,000 staff in the UK and Ireland, Sodexo provides facilities management and catering services to a number of large companies in the corporate, healthcare, education,
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A group of New York-based lawyers and legal scholars has joined other alarmed observers of China in attempting to intercede for Gao Zhisheng, a well-known Chinese human rights lawyer who disappeared after he reportedly was forcibly removed from his home by police on Feb. 4. The Committee to Support Lawyers in China wrote to Minister
LawFuel.com – Legal Newswire – WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2009 — The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) has named John McMickle co-chair of its legislative committee. McMickle is a partner in Winston & Strawn LLP’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s federal governmental relations and regulatory affairs practice group. The ABI is the
NEW YORK, April 21, 2009 (LAWFUEL) — Roy Jacobs & Associates is investigating potential shareholder claims in connection with Broadcom Corp.’s offer to purchase Emulex Corp. (NYSE:ELX) for $9.25 per share and Emulex apparent unwillingness to entertain the offer or seek to maximize shareholder value. Rather it has been reported that Emulex has adopted a
WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson announced today that the Internal Revenue Service has awarded almost $9.5 million in matching grants to Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) for the 2009 grant cycle. LITCs are organizations that represent low income taxpayers in federal tax controversies with the IRS for free or for a
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PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Brian Guzman-Ochoa, 39, of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to one count of transportation of illegal aliens resulting in death. The charge is related to a vehicle rollover crash that occurred on August 7, 2008, near Florence, Ariz., resulting in the death of 10 passengers. Guzman-Ochoa admitted that
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