Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges President of Title Insurance Agency with Misappropriating Millions of Dollars Worth of Funds

LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BRIAN H. MADDEN was indicted today on charges that he misappropriated and embezzled over $4.7 million of escrow, client, and other operating funds from three title insurance agencies that he controlled and operated in […]

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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges International Arms Trafficker with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy

LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MICHELE M. LEONHART, the Acting Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), today announced that JAMAL YOUSEF, a/k/a “Talal Hassan Ghantou,” an international arms trafficker, was charged with participating in a narco-terrorism conspiracy.

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Foley & Lardner Adds Jonathon Moskin to Intellectual Property Department in New York Office

LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – New York – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Jonathan E. Moskin has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office working with the Intellectual Property Litigation and Trademark, Copyright & Advertising Practices. Moskin has acted as lead trial and appellate counsel in trademark, copyright

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We can’t speak to the validity of plaintiffs’ lawyer Mark Lanier’s latest lawsuit, one filed in Orange County, Calif., against Facebook. But we can say this: Lanier and colleague Dana Taschner have managed to squeeze an interesting assemblage of people into the suit. A photographer, two unnamed minors, a model and actress, and a college student. Sounds like an episode of Heroes.

But all five have one main gripe: Facebook violated their rights, in some fashion. The photographer and actress claim their professional photos were uploaded from Facebook without thier consent; the minors claim their pages were accessed without their knowledge; and the college student claims Facebook altered the terms of service without her consent. Reads the

We can’t speak to the validity of plaintiffs’ lawyer Mark Lanier’s latest lawsuit, one filed in Orange County, Calif., against Facebook. But we can say this: Lanier and colleague Dana Taschner have managed to squeeze an interesting assemblage of people into the suit. A photographer, two unnamed minors, a model and actress, and a college student. Sounds like an episode of Heroes. Read More »

Orange County Man Who Falsely Claimed to be Attorney Sentenced to Additional Two Years in Federal Prison

LawFuel.com – 19 August, 2009 – SANTA ANA, California – A Newport Beach man convicted of falsely claiming to be an attorney to courts, real lawyers and paying clients has been sentenced to an additional two years in federal prison for again posing as a lawyer only days after he completed a seven-year prison term.

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United States Attorney Preet Bharara Announces Executive and Supervisory Appointments

LawFuel.com – August 19, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the following appointments to his executive and supervisory staff: BOYD M. JOHNSON III was named the Deputy United States Attorney. Prior to this appointment, Mr. JOHNSON, who joined the Office in 1999, was the

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Winstead Names Thomas Reddin Chair of Labor, Employment & Immigration

LawFuel.com – 19 August, 2009 – Dallas Shareholder Thomas E. Reddin has been named chair of the Labor, Employment & Immigration Practice Group at Winstead PC. He replaces Dan Dargene, who transitioned to a labor and employment law firm in Dallas. Reddin has been with Winstead since 2007 and looks forward to a tenure as

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McCarter & English Names Joel E. Horowitz Managing Partner of Philadelphia Office

LawFuel.com – 19 August, 2009 – McCarter & English has appointed Joel E. Horowitz to the post of managing partner of the Firm’s Philadelphia office. In addition to work in his own practice, Mr. Horowitz will now oversee the day-to-day operations of the office as well as coordinate business and practice development efforts. The Philadelphia

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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges U.S. Army Captain with Accepting Bribes While Stationed in Iraq

LawFuel.com – 19 August, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Brigadier General RODNEY L. JOHNSON, Commanding General of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (“CID”),

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