SEATTLE, Feb. 1, 2008 LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire — Keller Rohrback L.L.P. (www.erisafraud.com) today announced that it is investigating Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. and Morgan Asset Management, Inc. (collectively, “Morgan Keegan”) for potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The investigation focuses on retirement plans that offer the Regions […]
LAWFUEL – Legal Announcement Service – Singapore: Leading law firm Clifford Chance has advised the Export-Import Bank of China on a US$615 million financing for PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), Indonesia’s state electricity company. The Indonesian government guaranteed the 15-year loans. The funding will build two new power plants in Java that will greatly increase
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LawFuel – The Sub-prime lawsuits have begun, but many claimants face a significant, uphill battle proving liability, lawyers say. The mounting number of foreclosures and defaults has meant the often complex investment products that comprise the various loan packages have lead to $500 billion in losses. There are a number of different types of lawsuits
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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The former owner and operator of seven marijuana stores called Compassionate Caregivers has pleaded guilty to federal narcotics and money laundering charges, admitting that he was responsible for the distribution of more than 15,000 pounds of marijuana. Larry Roger Kristich, 65, who returned from Costa Rica last summer after
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Washington, D.C., Feb. 1, 2008 – LAWFUEL – The Law Announcement Service – SEC Chairman Christopher Cox and the European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services Charlie McCreevy met in Washington, D.C., on February 1. They had a wide-ranging discussion on topics of mutual interest, including the current market volatility, accounting standards, sovereign wealth
LawFuel.com – Legal News Daily – Possible sanctions against the RIAA legal team over their “clever scheme” of using tactics in joinder cases could seriously affect lawsuits being brought by major music companies like Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi University and Sony BMG. The use of ‘John Doe’ cases, in this case involving University of Maine
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NEW YORK– LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire –Greenberg Traurig, LLP, the firm with the most extensive U.S. platform among the top 20 firms on the NLJ 250, has steadily and carefully been building its international network. Following the success of its Amsterdam office, it has been operating successful offices in Zurich and Tokyo, and exclusive
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The mother of a disabled boy won a crucial legal victory yesterday that could lead to new rights to flexible working for Britain’s six million carers. Sharon Coleman, 41, says that she was forced to resign from her job as a legal secretary, working at a London law firm, in 2005 after her employers refused
LawFuel – Ron Paul, the barnstorming Republican libertarian, is innovating again with a very special, personal tie-in. Friday is Ron Paul’s 51st wedding anniversary. And so on Friday, 2/1, the fundraisers are offering a pre-Super Tuesday fundraising bonus for those who contribute $201 (or more). The donors get to write a personalized message to Ron
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LawFuel – Interest in the Ron Paul Republican debate has once again demonstrated the feisty, Libertarian Republican’s popularity on the Net and his ability to get under the skin of his Republican opponents. The YouTube highlights show Ron Paul at his sparkling best, notwithstanding widespread web criticism of the smirks from his republican opponents as
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