(LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading of the securities of VMT Scientific, Inc. (“VMT”), of Las Vegas, Nevada at 9:30 a.m. EDT on July 8, 2008 and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EDT on July […]
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Do Dogs Bite The Uniform? It was a hot sunny afternoon and officer Smith of the Huntington Police Department was parked in the cool shade of a tree. He took a sip of his soft drink and continued to fill out his latest crime report while nibbling on his doughnut and thinking of ways to
Clifford Chance advises China Oilfield Services on first major cross-border transaction by an A and H-share PRC company Hong Kong: Leading global law firm Clifford Chance has advised China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL) on its US$2.5 billion recommended tender offer for Oslo-listed company Awilco Offshore ASA. Listed on the Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges, COSL
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http://www.lawfuel.com/show-release.asp?ID=18570 July 7, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) – According to reports by Ehline Law, there were several motorcycle accidents in and around Orange County. The vicinity of Bear Creek Road was the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident at approximately 4:00 p.m. when a 50 year old resident of San Jose whose identity has not
A physician who was found guilty of participating in a health care fraud scheme that led to more than $9 million in fraudulent bills being submitted for unnecessary “sweaty palm” surgeries was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison. William W. Hampton, M.D., 53, of Cypress, was sentenced this morning by United States District
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In the face of tighter lending markets, law firms are looking increasingly to their partnerships to raise capital rather than relying on other lending sources, according to this story in today’s NLJ. Another factor weighing on capital reserves: longer client payment cycles. As clients suffer through a slowing economy, they take longer to pay their
Washington, D.C., July 7, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Chairman Ben Bernanke today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two agencies that will deepen their information sharing and cooperation, permitting both agencies to better perform their responsibilities. Under the
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NEW YORK (LAWFUEL) – McKool Smith, PC, one of the country’s leading intellectual property and commercial litigation trial firms, is expanding its New York office with the addition of accomplished litigation attorney Gayle Rosenstein Klein. Ms. Klein joins McKool Smith as a principal and brings broad experience representing companies and boards of directors in intellectual
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22 Lawyers, including Three Partners, Join in Russia Strengthening the Firm’s Global Real Estate and Corporate Practices Moscow/St. Petersburg, 7 July, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Leading real estate practitioners Konstantine Kouzine and Maxim Kuznechenkov and corporate lawyer Igor Makarov have joined Baker & McKenzie in Moscow as partners, bringing a team of 19 lawyers from a
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(LAWFUEL) – The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP (www.bryancave.com) has established a relationship with a group of French attorneys (avocats) who will provide the firm with a capacity in France. Upon receipt of regulatory approval, they will form the core of a new office for the firm in Paris. This move continues a firmwide
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