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WASHINGTON, DC (January 30, 2009 – LAWFUEL) — Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled for firm client DuPont in the major Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) case of Kennedy v. DuPont Plan Administrator, Docket No. 07-636. Kilpatrick Stockton’s Mark Levy, Chair of the firm’s Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy

DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Timothy Ryan Gutierrez, age 20, of Cortez, Colorado, was arrested by Special Agents with the FBI late this afternoon for transmitting a threat against the then President-elect Barack Obama as well as a threat to detonate C4 in cars outside the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gutierrez will be held in

Audio Files for Podcast: English Spanish WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — The Internal Revenue Service and community partners nationwide today kicked off EITC Awareness Day to promote a tax credit that could be a critical financial lifeline to many Americans this year. The agency also announced many of its Taxpayer Assistance Centers will be open on some

WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — Nearly 12,000 free tax preparation sites will be open nationwide this year as the Internal Revenue Service continues to expand its partnerships with nonprofit and community organizations performing vital tax preparation services for low-income and elderly taxpayers. The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program offers free tax help to people who

WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) –– In response to errors showing up on early tax filings, the Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers and tax preparers to make sure they properly determine eligibility for the recovery rebate credit before they file their 2008 federal tax returns. Some individuals who did not get the economic stimulus payment, and a

California law firm hires new associate to support its eminent domain litigation practice IRVINE, Calif. (January 29, 2009) (LAWFUEL) – Attorney Regan Forester recently joined Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, one of California’s leading full-service law firms, as an associate in the firm’s Orange County office. As part of Luce Forward’s Real Estate and

LawFuel – Legal Newswire – LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARC DREIER, the former Managing Partner of the New York law firm Dreier LLP, was indicted today on charges stemming from an alleged fraud against various investment funds and misappropriation of law firm

Dubai: 27 January, 2009 – Dubai Group, the leading diversified financial services company of Dubai Holding, today announced it has partnered with the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) to host their first ever business summit in Dubai. The Summit to be held on 4th-5th February is themed ‘The Commonwealth in Dubai — driving trade and investment

Frankfurt – DLA Piper has appointed Dr Christian Wolf as counsel to its IP and Technology (IPT) practice in Frankfurt. Christian joins DLA Piper from Clifford Chance’s Frankfurt office where he was an associate in the commercial litigation and arbitration practice. His litigation and arbitration experience will strengthen the IPT practice. Christian advises banks and

Scheme Bilked Investors across the Country out of more than $10 Million LawFuel Legal Newswire Service – A former United States Congressman was indicted today on federal money laundering and tax charges related to a investment fraud scheme that took more than $10 million from victims. Wester Cooley, 76, of Palm Springs, who represented Oregon’s