PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Akram Musa Abdallah, aka Abu Saiaf, 54, of Mesa, Ariz. was arrested yesterday afternoon by the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on an indictment which charges him with making false statements related to his involvement in fund-raising activities for the Holy Land Foundation for Relief & Development. Abdallah is scheduled to make […]

Pulte, Lennar, David Weekley Homes, Honeywell, Whirlpool, others named as defendants MARSHALL, Texas (LAWFUEL) – Attorneys from Houston’s The Clearman Law Firm are announcing a federal lawsuit filed late yesterday on behalf of the owner of HomeBuilderShowroom.com against a group of nationally recognized homebuilders and home products manufacturers. The 72-page petition alleges the defendants committed

(LAWFUEL) – A 50-year-old New Zealand man will appear in Southport Magistrates Court today charged with attempting to possess cocaine, following a transnational operation involving the Australian Federal Police and German law enforcement. This operation is the first involving information exchanged through the Europol Liaison Bureau in the Hague, following the appointment of an AFP

LawFuel – <a href= The Legal Jobs & Newswire – As lawyers increasingly travel to the UK for work, it has become apparent that th visa system for entry and work in the United Kingdom has become overcomplicated, confusing and inefficient. As a result, the British Home Office is now in the process of replacing

MEXICO CITY (LAWFUEL) – Gardere, Arena y Asociados, S.C., a joint venture between Arena y Asociados, S.C. in Mexico City and Texas-based Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, are proud to announce the promotion of associates Fernando Camarena Cardona and Eduardo Pizarro Suarez Villalobos to partner in Arena y Asociados. “Fernando and Eduardo have proven themselves to

NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — Kirby McInerney LLP has been appointed lead counsel to act on behalf of a group of investors who have been appointed lead plaintiff in a securities class action against Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C). The action is brought on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the common

London – LawFuel – Legal Newswire – Allen & Overy LLP is advising STMicroelectronics on the merging of Ericsson Mobile Platforms and ST-NXP Wireless into a 50:50 joint venture, which will create a world leader in mobile platforms and semiconductor solutions. The joint venture will employ almost 8,000 people with pro-forma 2007 sales of USD3.6

DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Joseph Masek, age 30, of Orange, California, was recently sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel to serve 33 months (over 2 years) in federal prison for wire fraud associated with the establishing of 4,294 fraudulent satellite television accounts. The defendant was also ordered to pay $663,729.28 in restitution to

(LAWFUEL) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension of trading in the securities of the following ten issuers, commencing at 9:30 a.m. EDT on August 20, 2008 and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EDT on September 3, 2008: Birman Managed Care, Inc. (n/k/a Alcar Chemical Group, Inc.) (ACMG) Cluster Technology Corp. (CLTT)