New York, NY, July 21, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP announced today that the firm has been engaged as counsel to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as conservator of IndyMac Federal Bank, F.S.B., the newly formed federal savings bank that received substantially all of the assets of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., which

Hong Kong (LAWFUEL) – DLA Piper today announced the appointment of Tham Yuet-Ming as Consultant in the Litigation and Regulatory Group in the Hong Kong office. Ms Tham, who brings over 13 years of legal experience across Asia-Pacific advising companies in regulatory and compliance matters and government investigations, will spearhead initiatives to raise the risk

(LAWFUEL) – ANZ Investment Services (New Zealand) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ANZ National Bank Limited, has been fined $80,000 plus costs for running a misleading television campaign. ANZ Investments Services had pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act and was sentenced today in the Wellington District Court. The campaign

(LAWFUEL) – A 59-year-old man from Carlton in Sydney will appear via videolink before Parramatta Local Court today after allegedly trying to smuggle more than 577 grams of cocaine through Sydney International Airport. After arriving on a flight from Santiago, Chile, yesterday morning (19 July 2008), the man was detained for a frisk search by

NEW YORK, July 18, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — The Brualdi Law Firm P.C. announces that a lawsuit has commenced in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri on behalf of purchasers of FCStone Group, Inc. (“FCStone” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq:FCSX) common stock during the period between April 10, 2008 and July 9,

NEW YORK, July 18, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — The Brualdi Law Firm P.C. announces that a lawsuit has commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of purchasers of CompuCredit Corporation (“CompuCredit” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq:CCRT) common stock during the period between November 6, 2006 through June 9, 2008

(LAWFUEL) – Division of Trading and Markets: I. Introduction Pursuant to Section 12(k)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, on July 15, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) issued an Emergency Order (the “Order”) related to short selling securities of the companies identified in Appendix A of the Order. Also pursuant to Section

July 17th (Patrice Garby) A Ford Explorer carrying central valley farm workers was involved in an SUV accident that killed at least 5 people on Tuesday. The SUV reportedly collided with a Septic Truck while traveling southbound along the Delta-Mendota Canal, about 15 miles South West of Modesto. Both the SUV and the Septic truck

July 18th (Patice Garby) Orange County car accident lawyers report that an unidentified woman lost control of her Ford Ranger this morning while entering an I-5 on ramp. According to reports, witnesses stated she was driving northbound on Anaheim Way between Katella Avenue and Orangethorpe when they saw the the driver lose control of the