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Washington, D.C., March 4, 2008 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a settled enforcement action against Nancy M. Tullos, the former vice president of human resources at Broadcom Corporation, for her participation in a five-year scheme to backdate stock options granted to Broadcom employees and officers. As a result of this scheme, Broadcom […]

Washington, D.C., March 4, 2008 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose two new rules under the Investment Company Act to permit exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to operate without the need to obtain individual exemptive orders from the Commission. ETFs are similar to traditional mutual funds, but issue shares that trade throughout

LAWFUEL – A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., today found three Miami-area residents guilty of felony federal civil rights offenses related to forcing a young Haitian woman to work as a domestic servant in their home. Evelyn Theodore and Maude Paulin were convicted of one count of conspiring to violate the victim’s civil rights

PHOENIX, Ariz. – LAWFUEL.com – Rodrigo Martinez-Cortes, 29, of Orizava, Veracruz, Mexico, was sentenced here yesterday to a total of 45 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake. Martinez-Cortes had pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 and had admitted a violation of supervised release from

John Frankenheimer and Michael Beck Continue As Firm Leaders March 4, 2008 – LAWFUEL.com – Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that the firm’s Co-Chairs have been reelected for another three year term. John Frankenheimer has been the firm’s chairman based in Los Angeles since 1998 and New York-based Michael Beck joined him as co-chair

Los Angeles – LAWFUEL – Yesterday afternoon, the former owner of Art Marble Design, Inc., of Moorpark, made his initial appearance in United States District Court in Los Angeles to answer charges that he evaded federal income taxes for the years 1998 through 2002. Giancarlo Pertile, who owned and operated of Art Marble Design, Inc.

ATLANTA (March 4) – LAWFUEL.com – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that Partner Randy Hafer was formally admitted as a Fellow into the prestigious American College of Construction Lawyers (ACCL) in a ceremony held recently in San Antonio. ACCL membership is comprised of the top 1 percent of the construction bar in the United States and

ATLANTA (March 4) – LAWFUEL.com – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that Partner Scott Dayan was elected Vice-President-Secretary of the USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA). Mr. Dayan will also serve as a member of the organization’s Executive Committee. The IFA is a leading non-governmental, international organization, which consists of 10,000 international tax professionals

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is assisting Reed Elsevier in its acquisition of ChoicePoint for $4.1bn (£2.1 bn/€2.8bn) payable in cash. This comprises an equity value of US$3.5bn and the assumption of $0.6bn of net debt. The acquisition is subject to ChoicePoint shareholder and regulatory approvals. ChoicePoint has a leading market position providing data

LawFuel – Dr. Paul has done us all the great service of bringing the issue of the income tax into the realm of public awareness and debate. While Hillary and Obama have never met a tax they didn’t like, Dr. Paul’s remaining Republican opponents give feeble lip service to tax reduction, going as far (in