LAWFUEL – A Reserve Naval lieutenant commander and chaplain with the United States Navy has been indicted on nine counts of theft of government funds for allegedly receiving approximately $172,229 in unearned pay and allowances from the Navy. Rudolph Charles Dimery, 50, of Pasadena, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles. […]

PHOENIX – LAWFUEL – Juan Manuel Santillan, 33, of Chandler, was sentenced here on March 24, 2008 by U.S. District Court Judge Stephen M. McNamee to two concurrent 48 month terms in federal prison. Santillan pleaded guilty on April 24, 2007 to separate counts of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering and to Conspiracy to Possess

March 27, 2008 –LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Is bullying an acceptable childhood rite of passage or a form of potentially severe abuse? “Bullying is Peer Abuse,” insists author Elizabeth Bennett. “Bullying has long been accepted as a normal part of growing up, but everything changed after Columbine. After one of the greatest school massacres

Makarem & Associates Files Suit on Behalf of Former Shareholders of Acquired Company Tourmaline Network, Inc. Claiming Nokia Willfully Breached Merger Agreement LOS ANGELES–LAWFUEL – The former shareholders of Tourmaline Network, Inc. filed suit against Nokia, Inc. (NYSE:NOK) and its subsidiary Intellisync Corporation, claiming that Nokia willfully violated its Merger Agreement. The plaintiffs, represented by

BALTIMORE – LAWFUEL – March 26, 2008 A. Thomas Pedroni, Jr., a principal in the law firm of Ober|Kaler, has been chosen by Nightingale’s Healthcare News for its “Outstanding Physician Practice Lawyers – 2008” list. He is one of only ten lawyers from across the country selected for inclusion. Mr. Pedroni practices in Ober|Kaler’s Health

LONDON – LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire Service – Allen & Overy LLP today announced that it has advised Mechel OAO on its recommended cash offer for Oriel Resources plc. The Offer values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Oriel at approximately USD1,498 million (GBP749 million). The Offer is conditional on the

DALLAS – George Bramblett, a partner in Haynes and Boone’s Business Litigation Practice Group, has been selected to receive the Dallas Bar Foundation Fellows Award, the foundation’s most prestigious honor. “All of us at Haynes and Boone join the Dallas Bar Foundation in congratulating George. No one is more deserving of such a remarkable honor,”

LawFuel – When his fellow candidates denounced big government, Paul was there to remind them that President Bush and the G.O.P. Congress had shattered spending records and exploded the deficit. When they hailed freedom, Paul asked why they all supported the Patriot Act and other expansions of executive power. And when they called themselves conservatives,

Also Resolves Litigation With Holders of Enron Credit-Linked Notes Settlements are Fully Covered by Existing Legal Reserves NEW YORK–LAWFUEL –Citi today announced it has reached settlement agreements resolving the two largest remaining claims against Citi arising out of the collapse of Enron in 2001. Both settlements are fully covered by Citi’s existing litigation reserves. The