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LAWFUEL – JK Rowling has failed in a bid to block the media from using a paparazzi snap taken of her wheeling her two-year-old son along an Edinburgh street. In a decision which will be a blow to celebrities campaigning for more stringent privacy laws, Justice Patten ruled that the Harry Potter author’s son, David

LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Roy Pearson, the Pants Judge wants to keep the dry cleaners he sued out of his pockets with a claim for legal costs. In a filing yesterday in D.C. Superior Court, Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson said he should not be forced to pay legal fees to the dry cleaners

ADA, Okla., Aug. 10 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire — Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Chairman & CEO Harland Stonecipher has announced the company’s intent to undergo a national media campaign beginning in late September. The purpose of the campaign, Stonecipher said, is to increase the awareness and familiarity of the Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Life

~ Computer financing company under investigation for alleged deceptive practices ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – LAWFUEL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued a consumer advisory cautioning Floridians about a financial services company that offers computers, electronics and other merchandise via a layaway and financing plan aimed at low-income consumers and those with poor credit ratings.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Aug. 10, 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire — Gardy & Notis, LLP announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California charging Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. (NYSE:LUM) and its top executive officers with violating the federal securities laws by

NEW YORK–LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire –Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Lerach Coughlin”) (http://www.lerachlaw.com/cases/motorolainc/) today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of purchasers of Motorola, Inc. (“Motorola”) (NYSE:MOT) publicly traded securities during the period between July

New Pay Per Call Offering Helps Attorneys Grow Their Business by Driving Phone Calls Directly from Consumers NEW YORK–LAWFUEL – The Legal Marketing Newswire – LexisNexis today launched Martindale-Hubbell® Attorney Match(SM) – Direct Call Service (http://www.attorneys.com/am/utility/howItWorks.php), a new Pay Per Call® service hosted on the newly launched attorneys.com (http://www.attorneys.com) assisted search lawyer directory. To develop

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 10, 2007 LAWFUEL – The Class Actions Newswire — Homeowners in Minnesota have filed a class action lawsuit in federal district court against the manufacturer of residential plumbing systems. The homeowners, Denise and Terry Cox from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, started the nationwide class action against Zurn Pex, Inc. and Zurn Industries

Firm Ranked First in Pittsburgh, Second in Philadelphia and Third Among AmLaw 100 Firms Philadelphia, PA – August 10, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Pepper Hamilton LLP has been ranked ninth out of 164 law firms rated for associate job satisfaction in The American Lawyer’s annual mid-level associates survey. Pepper received particularly

Five people have been arrested today (10.8.07) under European arrest warrants following a joint investigation by the Dutch authorities and the Met’s Operation Grafton. Arrested at their home addresses were: 1) Usman MALIK (15/12/76 – 30ys), Headstone Gardens, Harrow. 2) Khalid ABBASSI (7/7/75 – 32ys), Burns Avenue, Feltham. 3) Nahid MUKHTAR (Female) (13/12/77 – 29ys),