Washington, D.C., April 29, 2008 (Lawfuel) – The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules requiring a registered investment company (fund) to disclose when it divests, in accordance with the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007, from securities of issuers that the fund determines conduct or have direct investments in certain business operations in […]

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Ron Paul’s campaign continues on unabated with the launch of “Revolution”, looking for balanced budgets, troops home, more entitlements, money back in the pocketbook. There’s a continuation of the same with the current candidates. And he’s not likely to campaign for John McCain. See Ron Paul in the CNN video – <a href= CNN Video

Los Angeles – LAWFUEL – Yesterday afternoon, United States District Judge Manuel L Real sentenced Dante Marco Fala, of Canoga Park, to spend five years in federal prison for tax evasion. As detailed in his plea agreement, Fala admitted that he owned and operated Harrison Asset Management, Inc., Money Asset Management, Inc., and Cash Asset

A Nevada man who posed as a public relations “coordinator” at Paramount Pictures has pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge for convincing hardware suppliers to send him materials after promising that the companies would see their products placed into a feature film. Andy James, 39, of Henderson, Nevada, pleaded guilty to the wire

MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the filing of a superseding Indictment charging DOMINICK DEVITO and ROBERT DIDONATO with participating in a wide-ranging scheme to commit mortgage

Gibson Sheat is an innovative Wellington law firm with 31 lawyers, offering a client-focused, refreshing approach to the practice of law. We created and use ConveyIT Workflow an automated conveyancing workflow system. (www.conveyancingsolutions.co.nz). Law Jobs Online – <a href= NZ Law Jobs Board We are looking for an intermediate/senior lawyer with at least two years

LAWFUEL – A Los Angeles woman has been indicted for accessing the private medical records of celebrity patients at the UCLA Medical Center and selling information obtained from those files to a national media outlet. Lawanda Jackson, 49, was indicted under seal on April 9. That indictment, which alleges one count of illegally obtaining individually

Just like a owning a car, owning a pet carries with it a certain amount of responsibility. It is not a right to own these pets, but a privilege. The average settlement for a dog bite case has been rising sharply since 2002. Back then the average settlement was around $16,000 while in 2005 the