LawFuel Editors -

Quinn Emanuel Scores Unclean Hands Victory Against Rambus

Law Firms / March 11, 2013

Quinn Emanuel obtained a ruling holding unenforceable all twelve patents that plaintiff Rambus Inc. asserted against Micron Technology, Inc. and Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc. After a five-day bench trial regarding Micron’s unclean hands defense and multiple rounds of post-trial briefing, Judge Robinson of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware found Rambus’ […]

Quinn Emanuel Scores Unclean Hands Victory Against Rambus Read More »

Law Jobs Rebound – Maybe

Law Job News, Lawyers / March 11, 2013

Is the law jobs sector rebounding? Or are we seeing things? It appears that law jobs certainly rebounded a little in February in the US according to figures released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, but that comes after reports that law jobs fell by 2,400 in January. However the January job losses were

Law Jobs Rebound – Maybe Read More »

Yearly California Dog Bite Statistics And What They Show

Personal Injury Attorney / March 11, 2013

Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 – Every year thousands of people are bitten by dogs including victims in Los Angeles County (Read more), and because of this each year the statistics are gathered. These statistics show that each year the highest number of humans bitten by dogs are children and this end in many

Yearly California Dog Bite Statistics And What They Show Read More »

Lanier Law Firm Wins $2 Million Settlement in Texas Auto Injury Claim

Personal Injury Attorney / March 10, 2013

HOUSTON – Two women from Midland, Texas, have reached a $2 million settlement over injuries sustained in a devastating car crash that happened earlier this year. On Feb. 29, 2012, Virginia Moore was driving on 42nd Street in Odessa, Texas, with Loraine Shamblin as a passenger. Ms. Moore was stopped at a red light when

Lanier Law Firm Wins $2 Million Settlement in Texas Auto Injury Claim Read More »

Fugitive Hedge Fund Manager Arrested in Italy in U.S. Case Alleging Market Manipulation Scam that Led to at least $200 Million in Losses

Law Firms / March 9, 2013

LOS ANGELES – LawFuel.com – US Law News – Florian Wilhelm Jürgen Homm, a German hedge fund manager who was on the run for more than five years, has been arrested in Italy on federal fraud charges that accuse him of orchestrating a market manipulation scheme designed to artificially improve the performance of

Fugitive Hedge Fund Manager Arrested in Italy in U.S. Case Alleging Market Manipulation Scam that Led to at least $200 Million in Losses Read More »

Mayer Brown Adds International Tax Specialist in New York

Law Firms / March 8, 2013

LawFuel.com – Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Lewis J. Greenwald, has joined the New York office as a partner in the Tax Transactions & Consulting practice. Mr. Greenwald focuses his practice on providing international tax planning for multinational clients. “Lewis has more than 25 years of experience in advising clients,

Mayer Brown Adds International Tax Specialist in New York Read More »

Law Schools Change To Meet Twin Demands: Jobless Students & Poor Clients

Law Firms, Law schools, Lawyers / March 8, 2013

Controversy over law schools’ over-selling of their courses, the down law jobs market and other issues have radically altered the way in which some law shcools are operating. Take Arizona State University as a case in point. The university is starting a non-profit law firm to use law students who will work with experienced attorneys

Law Schools Change To Meet Twin Demands: Jobless Students & Poor Clients Read More »

Davis Polk Advises Equinix on $1.5 Billion Note Offering

Law Firms / March 7, 2013

LawFuel.com – Davis Polk advised Equinix, Inc. on its SEC-registered offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% senior notes due 2020 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% senior notes due 2023. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Davis Polk Advises Equinix on $1.5 Billion Note Offering Read More »

Slaughter and May Advises Manchester Airport Group on Stansted Acquisition

UK Law / March 7, 2013

LawFuel.com – Slaughter and May advised Manchester Airport Group (M.A.G) on the financing for its acquisition of Stansted Airport. As part of the acquisition, which completed on 28 February, Industry Funds Management (IFM) has taken a 35.5% interest in the enlarged group. The funds for the acquisition come from investment grade financing, consisting of a

Slaughter and May Advises Manchester Airport Group on Stansted Acquisition Read More »

Brothers Who Led Mexican Mafia-Backed Puente-13 Street Gang Sentenced to Life in Prison as Result of Federal Racketeering Case

Law Firms / March 6, 2013

LOS ANGELES – LawFuel.com – The Law Newswire – A member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang and longtime leader of the Puente-13 criminal street gang was sentenced today to life in federal prison after being convicted last year on federal racketeering charges that included a brutal stabbing designed to deter victims from cooperating

Brothers Who Led Mexican Mafia-Backed Puente-13 Street Gang Sentenced to Life in Prison as Result of Federal Racketeering Case Read More »