PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Jose Samaniego-Lara, 43, of Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico, was found guilty by a federal jury today of Illegal Reentry After Prior Removal. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone on March 3-4, 2009. Samaniego-Lara remains in federal custody pending sentencing which is set before Judge Martone on May […]

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – The United States has reached a settlement with Warren L. Moody III, M.D., an internist practicing in Phoenix. The United States contended that between June 2006 and April 2007, Dr. Moody ordered almost 3000 dosage units of Suboxone, an opiod pain relief medication. According to the settlement agreement, Dr. Moody ordered the

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 2-count indictment yesterday against Catherine Sue Iliff, 60, of Tempe, Ariz., charging her with Theft of Public Monies. She will receive a summons to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge David K. Duncan for arraignment on the charges. The indictment alleges that commencing upon the

90-count indictment alleges at least 300 victims invested $8 million during scheme PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – A federal grand jury returned a 90-count indictment against operators of Mac Investments, Inc. (MAC.) The recently unsealed indictment charges Jeff Teitelbaum, 41, of Mesa, Ariz.; Maria Gonzalez, 41, of Tempe, Ariz.; Christopher Livanos, 47, of Fraser, Colorado; and William

March 2, 2009 (Mountain View and San Francisco, CA – LAWFUEL) – Fenwick & West LLP, one of the nation’s premier law firms providing comprehensive legal services to technology and life sciences clients, today announced results of its Fourth Quarter 2008 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey. The survey analyzed the valuations and terms of venture

Washington, D.C., March 4, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that James Brigagliano has been named a Deputy Director in the agency’s Division of Trading and Markets. Mr. Brigagliano has been serving as Associate Director for the Office of Trading Practices and Processing and has more than 20 years of experience

Washington, D.C., March 4, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today brought enforcement actions against 14 specialist firms for unlawful proprietary trading on several regional and options exchanges. The firms agreed to settle the SEC’s charges by collectively paying nearly $70 million in disgorgement and penalties. The SEC charged the specialist firms for

Susan Cahoon Selected to Top 50 Women Listing and Top 100 Listing Miles Alexander, Stanley Blackburn, Bill Boice, Brian Corgan, James Ewing, and Richard Horder Named to Top 100 Listing ATLANTA (March 4 – LAWFUEL) — Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that over 50 of the firm’s attorneys were selected as 2009 Georgia Super Lawyers. This

CHICAGO (LAWFUEL) – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione has been named the 2009 winner of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s (MCCA) Thomas L. Sager Award for the Midwest Region. The Sager Award honors law firms that have demonstrated sustained commitment to creating a more inclusive legal profession and working environment. This award was named in

CHICAGO – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, on behalf of Accenture and Pitney Bowes today filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States supporting a petition for certiorari of a recent patent decision. The Federal Circuit’s decision has created