“As a unanimous jury has found, for nearly a decade, Khaled al Fawwaz played a critical role for al Qaeda in its murderous conspiracy against America. Dedicating himself to al Qaeda in the early 1990s, Fawwaz was one of Osama bin Laden’s original and most trusted lieutenants, serving first as the leader of an
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Follow Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP – Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing during which there was a discussion of a Congressional proposal for a federal data breach statute. Currently, there are 47 different state data breach notification laws, with seven states introducing a
Skadden Arps – The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can have a significant impact on transactions involving foreign acquirers. Parties considering cross-border merger and acquisition transactions should be aware of the following recent developments in this area and consider their potential implications. Impact of the Ralls Decision In September 2012, on
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Silicon Valley lawsuits normally involve IP or antitrust issues, not sex discrimination, sexual harassment and other more seedy suits. However the current suit-de-jour in the Valley is the lawsuit by form Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers employee Ellen Pao. Kleiner Perkins’ are the most famous of all Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists and to have a
The man who shot “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and another man two years ago has been found guilty. Former marine Eddie Ray Routh’s trial was a high profile affair following the shooting death of Kyle and the other man at a shooting range two years ago. The “American Sniper” movie has been a massive box
Jeffrey Schox is a patent attorney with his own boutique law practise, ensconsced in the San Francisco SoMA neighbourhood. But his firm’s cash flow has been enhanced by an attribute Mr Schox has developed that has made him uniquely talented in his ability to identify profitable startups. In fact, he’s been so successful that he
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LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today indicted a Dutch national on federal computer hacking and identity theft charges related to the theft of digital versions of three motion pictures. Joey Vogelaar, who used the online monikers of “TyPeR” and “neXus,” was named in a two-count indictment that alleges unauthorized access
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Immigration lawyer Shah Peerally is a very happy immigration lawyer today. His firm has fought for the H-4 EAD for several years and this week the firm received the news that some H4 Visa holders will receive work permits. Although President Obama announced his moves regarding immigration in November, the movement towards achieving the reforms
LawFuel.com – Vannin Capital, the market leading third party litigation funder, is pleased to announce its attendance at the 18th Annual International Arbitration Day on 26 and 27 February in Washington. Jointly presented by the International Bar Association (IBA) Arbitration Committee and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) the two day event
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RIVERSIDE, California – Two men with ties to the Inland Empire were each sentenced today to 300 months in federal prison for participating in plots to provide material support to terrorists and to kill American personnel. The two men sentenced today by United States District Judge Virginia A. Phillips are: • Sohiel Omar Kabir, 37,
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