Ober|Kaler obtains dismissal of antitrust case against Arkansas-based Baptist Health Washington, D.C., September 4, 2008. (LAWFUEL) On Friday, August 29, the federal district court in Little Rock, Arkansas dismissed all claims in a cardiology clinic’s long-standing antitrust suit against Baptist Health, a five-hospital system in Arkansas, and Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (“Blue Cross”). […]

NEW YORK (September 3, 2008) LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – The 1,000 large and medium size law firms in the U.S. represent a $2.2 billion opportunity for technology marketers over the next 12 months, according to the 2008 Law Firm Technology Leadership Study. The survey, updating a similar study in 2006, was commissioned by Incisive

Amsterdam – LawFuel – Law Firm Newswire – DLA Piper has appointed Gerard Kneppers as a partner in its Finance and Projects group in the Netherlands. He joins from Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. Gerard will lead the leveraged finance practice, working closely with Finance and Projects Location Head, Bart Joosen. Gerard has

Los Angeles – LawFuel – Yesterday morning, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation agents arrested a Glendale man on charges contained in two indictments returned yesterday by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles. The first indictment charges that, in 2004, Antoine David Haroutunian, 46, claimed a tax refund of $183,345 for 2003 that he

(LAWFUEL) – The Australian Federal Police (AFP) today arrested a man for importing and selling in excess of $220,000 worth of pirated movie and music DVDs. The 63-year-old Caulfield South man will appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court this afternoon, where it will be alleged that he has imported and sold the DVDs on a number

(LAWFUEL) – The Commerce Commission has declined to grant clearance to Southern Cross Health Trust and Aorangi Hospital Limited to merge their respective private hospital operations in Palmerston North. Commerce Commission Chair Paula Rebstock said that the Commission cannot be satisfied that the proposed acquisition will not have, or would not be likely to have,

3 September – (LAWFUEL) – Mallesons Stephen Jaques has been named Hong Kong Environmental Firm of the Year by Asian Counsel’s Firms of the Year 2008. The winning firms are based on votes and testimonials by close to 400 senior in-house counsel across Asia and the Middle East who participated in Asian Counsel’s annual Representing

(AUSTIN) – (LAWFUEL) – Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that Jerry E. Turner has joined the firm’s Austin office as a Partner in the Public Finance and Corporate sections. “We are delighted to have Jerry join our Austin office. He has an unparalleled statewide and national reputation in both public finance and in

HOUSTON (LAWFUEL) – Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Sergei Lomako of the Houston and Moscow offices has become the first and only Texas-based attorney to be certified as a Russian Foreign Legal Consultant by the Texas Supreme Court under new rules adopted two years ago. Mr. Lomako, a member of the firm’s energy, corporate and