The law that forces the daughter of a monarch to make way for her younger brother in the succession could be abolished under new equality legislation. Ministers want to give women equal rights to succeed the throne, ending the rule of primogeniture set down under the provisions of the 1701 Act of Settlement. The change […]
A crackdown by GOP forces is not going to deter Ron Paul campaigners after being ejected from the 2nd Congressional District convention, the St Louis website reports. Ron Paul’s local forces came armed with a portable copier and Robert’s Rules of Order as they marched Saturday into the cafeteria of Kirkwood High School. But that
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Thomas Capano, the once prominent Delaware lawyer, has lost his bid for a new trial on charges of murdering his mistress in 1996 now that a federal judge has rejected his argument that the jury should have had the option of convicting him on a lesser charge such as manslaughter or second-degree murder. Capano’s lawyer,
LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2008 (Lawfuel) — Notice is hereby given that Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP has filed a Class Action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of a class (the “Class”) consisting of all persons or entities who purchased and/or repurchased auction rate
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., April 18, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Johnson & Perkinson hereby announces that the deadline for applying for Lead Plaintiff status in a class action lawsuit naming Superior Offshore International, Inc. (“Superior Offshore” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:DEEP) is approaching. The action, docket numbered 08-CV-00987, was filed in the United States District Court for
NEW YORK, April 18, 2008 (Lawfuel) — The Brualdi Law Firm P.C. announces that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of purchasers of Walgreen Co. (“Walgreen” or the “Company”) (NYSE:WAG) common stock during the period between June 25, 2007 and November
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SINGAPORE–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – April 18, 2008 – American lawyer Richard L. Cassin, founder of the popular online FCPA Blog, has published the first book about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) that’s written in an informal and conversational style. “There’s world-wide interest in the FCPA,” Cassin said, “and this book makes information
United States Attorney Southern District of New York LAWFUEL – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that HOWARD SCHNEIDER was sentenced to 97 months in prison for defrauding investors — many of whom were family members — out of millions of dollars that they had invested in
LAWFUEL – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ALBERT D. CHANG, JR. was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for preparing false income tax returns. The sentence was imposed in Manhattan federal court by United States District Judge DENISE L. COTE. CHANG pleaded guilty
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DENVER, April 18, 2008 (Lawfuel) — Dyer & Berens LLP (www.berenslaw.com) today encouraged persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the publicly-traded securities of The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE:FMD) between August 10, 2006 and April 7, 2008, inclusive (the “Class Period”) to contact Jeffrey A. Berens, Esq. at 1-888-300-3362, 303-861-1764 or via email at jeff@dyerberens.com, or
