DENVER (Lawfuel) – Troy A. Eid, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, today announced that Colorado has been awarded a new position to prosecute child exploitation crimes. The position was awarded to the District of Colorado in part because of the fourfold increase in the prosecution of sexual predators by the Colorado U.S. […]

Washington (Lawfuel) — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that interest rates for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2008, will drop by one percentage point. The new rates will be: five (5) percent for overpayments [four (4) percent in the case of a corporation]; five (5) percent for underpayments; seven (7) percent for large

HARTFORD, Conn., June 2, 2008 (Lawfuel) — The law firm of Schatz Nobel Izard P.C., which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all

(Lawfuel) – New York – June 2, 2008 – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to announce that Erik Bierbauer and Erich O. Grosz have been named Counsel to the firm, and Felicia A. Henderson, Nicola C. Port, and Gaëtan Verhoosel have been named International Counsel to the firm. Erik Bierbauer, based in the firm’s

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Lawfuel) – The 13th Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi, Texas, has ruled that a paternity dispute involving one of the state’s wealthiest and most storied families may proceed to trial. The decision was issued May 22, reversing the trial court’s summary judgments and anti-suit injunctions rendered in Ann M. Fernandez v.

NEW YORK, June 2, 2008 (Lawfuel) — Roy Jacobs & Associates announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of TomoTherapy, Inc. (“TOMO” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:TOMO) from February 13, 2008 through April 17, 2008 (the

Amsterdam – LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – DLA Piper today announces that insurance litigation lawyers Gerard Endedijk and Nadia Haase have been appointed to its Dutch Litigation and Regulatory practice, respectively as partner and senior associate. Both join on 2 June from Dutch law firm Kennedy Van der Laan Advocaten. Gerard has over 17

Hong Kong: LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Leading global law firm Clifford Chance has advised founding shareholder Wu Jieh Yee Company Limited on the joint sale of the Wu family’s controlling stake in Wing Lung Bank to China Merchants Bank. Wing Lung Bank is valued at approximately US$4 billion, or 3.1 times book value. The

MONTRÉAL (May 27, 2008) – LAWFUEL – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, today announced that Sébastien Vilder will be joining its Financial Services Group as a Partner in Montréal. “Sébastien’s expertise will contribute significantly to the growth of our financial services practice in Montréal,” said Jim Christie,