BOSTON – February 21, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Holland & Knight announced today that James E. McDermott, a partner in the firm’s Boston office, has been appointed Section Leader of the firm’s 400-lawyer national Business Law Section by Managing Partner Howell W. Melton, Jr. The appointment is effective immediately. McDermott replaces Steven […]
UNIONDALE, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2008 LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire — Earlier this week, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation issued a transfer order, transferring all Medtronic Sprint Fidelis cases filed in various federal courts to the District of Minnesota. Mark & Associates, P.C. continues to aggressively evaluate new cases involving recalled Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillator
London Mayor Ken Livingstone will contest luxury car maker Porsche’s threatened legal challenge over his plan to tax gas guzzling cars driving in the city centre, a mayoral spokeswoman said on Saturday. In launching its proposed challenge last week Porsche said the 25 pound ($50) daily charge was unfair, would not cut emissions of carbon
Alec Emmerson from Clyde & Co’s Dubai office talks about the historic set up of the new DIFC/LCIA Arbitration Centre in Dubai. Established for over 100 years, the LCIA has never before been associated with an arbitration centre outside London, as such the new joint venture is a significant development indeed. (Interview from the Dubai
“Historic”, “revolutionary” and “exciting” were among the words used at the launch of the DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) / LCIA (London Court of Arbitration) Arbitration Centre, presided over by the Crown Prince of Dubai on Monday 17 February 2008. The significance of the event was abundantly clear from the attendance of many distinguished international
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PHOENIX – U.S. Attorney Diane J. Humetewa and Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division, Department of Justice, announced today that a federal grand jury in Tucson, Ariz. returned a 35-count indictment yesterday against Richard G. Renzi, 49, of Flagstaff, Ariz., the U.S. Representative from Arizona’s first congressional district; James W. Sandlin,
LAWFUEL – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CIRO PERRONE, a “Capo,” or “Captain” in the Genovese Organized Crime Family, was sentenced earlier today to 60 months in prison. PERRONE, 87, was convicted by a jury in June 2007, following a two-week trial, of all
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Representative Rick Renzi, a Republican who represents a vast region of Arizona, has been indicted on charges of using his office to enrich himself through a complex land swap scam, federal prosecutors announced on Friday in Phoenix. The prosecutors said a grand jury on Thursday returned a 35-count indictment accusing Mr. Renzi, 49, and two
LawFuel – Ron Paul plans to fight until the end, writes Andrew Malcolm in his LA Times political blog, ‘Top of the Ticket’. The 72-year-old, 10-term Republican congressman has just vowed to continue his current campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. There’s been some confusion in recent days since Paul sounded like he was, in
TD Banknorth and WestLB Arrange $205 Million of Senior Debt Financing for First Ethanol Plant in Pennsylvania and First to be Financed with a Long-Term Ethanol Offtake Contract Washington, D.C., February 15, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Baker & McKenzie LLP announced today that it represented TD Banknorth, N.A., and WestLB AG, New York Branch, as
