Lawfuel – International law firm Eversheds has announced 30 partner promotions for 2008, spanning across the firm’s Commercial (6), Corporate (13), Real Estate (7) and Human Resources (4) practice areas and international offices. The London office had the largest increase in new partners with eight promotions. At the same time, the firm also announced the […]

Lawfuel – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Steven Mocsary, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility, and Donald Balberchak, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General, announced today that Senior United States District

Lawfuel News – Former law firm employee changed with $18,951 Section 8 Housing Fraud. Michael J. Garcia, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Rose Gill Hearn, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced that SANDRA LOPEZ, a former law firm paralegal, was charged today

Bear Stearns Employees and 401(k) Participants See Staggering Investment Losses Announces Scott+Scott LLP NEW YORK, April 11, 2008 (Lawfuel) — Bad news continues to mount for employees and investors of The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (NYSE:BSC). Today, the company announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that assets under the company’s management have shriveled

MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BYRON BERGANZA — aGuatemalan cocaine kingpin captured in El Salvador in 2003 — was sentenced today by United States District Judge THOMAS P. GRIESA to 262 months in prison on charges of conspiring to import millions of dollars’ worth

LAWFUEL – A Long Beach, California man has been convicted of federal charges for concealing several extremely rare iguanas that had been illegally imported into the Untied States. Jereme James, 34, was found guilty yesterday of one count of concealing and one count of possessing the endangered animals. The Fiji Island banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)

LawFuel – Former news anchor Dan Rather, 75, has been given approval to proceed with his $70 million lawsuit against CBS. Judge Ira Gammerman allowed Rather’s breach of contract case to proceed, excluding those parts of the lawsuit that named three CBS executives. Rather quit in 2005 after voicing a report questioning President George W

In large cities, the number of commuters increases every day. It is no surprise that the number of accidents is also increasing. It’s unpleasant to think about it, but if you witness a major accident, it is your civic responsibility to take certain actions. In an effort to continually educate the public regarding traffic accidents,

WASHINGTON–LAWFUEL –The law firm of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. has filed a lawsuit on behalf of its client and a proposed class of all persons who purchased the securities of Michael Baker Corporation (AMEX:BKR) from March 19, 2007 through February 22, 2008, inclusive. Michael Baker provides engineering and operations and maintenance services for