Veteran Litigator Brooks Brown Spearheads Launch of Firm?s Southern California Pro Bono Program LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 3, 2008 LAWFUEL – Legal Announcement – Goodwin Procter LLP, one of the nation?s leading law firms, today announced the kick-off of its Southern California Pro Bono Program under the leadership of veteran litigator, Brooks R. Brown. As […]

DALLAS – The Dallas-based technology law firm of Munck Butrus Carter, P.C., is pleased to announce that attorney Kristina M. Oropeza has joined the firm’s litigation section as an associate. “Kristina is one of the top up-and-coming young litigators in Texas,” says E. Leon Carter, a name partner in the firm’s litigation section. “Her experience,

LAWFUEL – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading in the securities of The Alternative Energy Technology Center, Inc., at 9:30 a.m. EDT, April 2, 2008, through 11:59 p.m. EDT, on April 15, 2008. The

PHOENIX – LAWFUEL – A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 14-count indictment on April 1, 2008, against Maria Orona, 47, of Peoria, Ariz., for the charges of Aiding and Assisting in the Presentation of False and Fraudulent Individual Income Tax Returns. The indictment alleges that while Orona owned and operated Esperanza Tax Service,

TALLAHASSEE, FL – LAWFUEL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today sued a Clearwater business, alleging it engaged in deceptive and unfair practices by charging for “foreclosure consulting services” but failing to provide the assistance promised. According to the lawsuit, Law & Associates, LLC claimed it could help homeowners who were facing foreclosure and charged an

New York, NY, April 3, 2008 -LAWFUEL – Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a leading national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, today announced the expansion of its Capital Markets Crisis Group to address the wider range of challenges arising from the expanding credit crisis in the housing and

International law firm Clifford Chance advised HSBC in its role as financial adviser for Argo Acquisition, Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Argonaut Group, Inc. in connection with its £136 million recommended offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Heritage Underwriting Agency plc. David Lewis comments: “It was great to

NEW YORK–LAWFUEL –The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today reversed the certification of a nationwide class action of “lights” smokers. “Philip Morris USA is pleased with today’s decision and believes the court came to the right conclusion in light of the overwhelming precedent denying class certification in smokers’ litigation,” said Murray

NEW YORK, April 3, 2008 LAWFUEL — After two straight weeks of declines, fixed mortgage rates rebounded, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate moving up to 6.12 percent. According to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.4 discount and origination points. The average

LawFuel – Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, a prominent California law firm, today announced two of its attorneys have accepted roles within the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Charlotte Ito, a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office will become a Fellow, while longtime Fellow and former Regent Louis Mezzullo, whose