It’s one of the largest class action lawsuits ever in New Zealand and it’s targeted the country’s Australian-owned banks who, the lawyers claim, have ripped off kiwi banking clients to the tune of over $1 billion. The action, which is fronted by Australian-based Slater & Gordon and also assisted by litigation funding outfit Litigation Lending […]
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MIDLAND, Texas, March 12, 2013 LawFuel.com — Burleson LLP, the largest law firm in the country devoted specifically to the oil and gas industry, announced today that attorney Pat Long Weaver has joined the firm’s Midland location. The addition further strengthens Burleson’s litigation capabilities and underscores its commitment to delivering the most seasoned, energy-specific legal
Clifford Chance announced this week that it has received approval from the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry to set up a mixed Saudi and foreign lawyer partnership, making it the first international law firm to establish formally in this way in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is intended that the new partnership will
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LawFuel.com – Canada Law News – Blakes is pleased to announce that Partner Judy Wilson has been honoured as Public Procurement Lawyer of the Year by Who’s Who Legal. Judy was selected for the award based on how well she performed in Who’s Who Legal’s research in their featured practice areas. Awards were issued to
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LawFuel.com – US Attorney Prosecutions – Gary Satin Is First Participant in Scheme to Be Sentenced Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GARY SATIN, a former electrician with the Long Island Railroad (“LIRR”), was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for his participation in
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NEW YORK, March 7, 2013 LawFuel.com – Class Action Lawsuit News – Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Hot Topic, Inc. (“Hot Topic” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:HOTT) (ISIN: US4413391081) (CUSIP: 441339108) concerning the proposed acquisition of Hot Topic, Inc. by Sycamore Partners in a transaction valued at
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Defendants Include Organization Insider Who Processed Fraudulent Applications LawFuel.com – Law News Daily – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that POLINA STAROSELETSKY and ASYA GALINDO pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to defraud programs administered by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims
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LawFuel.com – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States has filed a lawsuit against PARK AVENUE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES (“PAMA”) and PARK AVENUE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, P.C. (“PAMA PC”), and related entities, alleging that they billed Medicare for services purportedly provided to elderly, mentally ill
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“Abu Ghayth” Allegedly Appeared with Usama Bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri After September 11, 2001, Threatening Additional Attacks Against the United States LawFuel.com – Sulaiman Abu Ghayth, a/k/a “Suleiman Abu Gayth”, a former associate of Usama Bin Laden, has been arrested and charged in an indictment unsealed today in New York City with conspiracy
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No sooner had LawFuel reported on the growth of one major scottish law firm when another – Semple Fraser – has placed 100 law jobs at risk over its three offices and called in administrators. Reports indicate that semple Fraser has been seeking to merge, failing which it will be broken up. However managing partner
