Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The continuing resolution funding the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal year 2008 since Oct. 1, 2007, is being extended through Dec. 31, 2007. Therefore, fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g) and 31 of […]
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 21, 2007 LAWFUEL – Class Actions — On December 6, 2007 Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. announced that it had filed a class action lawsuit against Morgan Asset Management, Inc., Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., Regions Financial Corporation, MK Holding, Inc., Regions Financial Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and certain individuals, officers and directors associated with
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Nearly lost in the news about the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s approval on Thursday of Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick was another action by the agency: the publication of a proposed set of privacy principles governing online behavioral advertising. The release of the privacy principles is an important and welcome step, said Peter Swire, a senior
Mayer Brown announced Friday an agreement to join forces with a large Hong Kong firm in a deal that would dramatically expand the Chicago law firm’s Asian presence. Mayer Brown is teaming up with Johnson Stokes & Master, one of Hong Kong’s oldest law firms, known for its stellar reputation in banking and finance, which
New York – December 21, 2007 – Lawfuel.co.nz – NZ Legal Jobs & Legal News – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising New Zealand’s Rank Group Limited in connection with its agreement to purchase Alcoa’s packaging and consumer businesses to for $2.7 billion in cash. These businesses include the Flexible Packaging, Closure Systems International, Consumer
A federal judge on Friday declined to rule immediately on a request to compel the government to explain in detail the destruction of C.I.A. videotapes showing the harsh interrogation of two suspected Al Qaeda operatives. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy said he would rule later on a request by lawyers for a dozen Yemeni prisoners
LAWFUEL – US Legal News – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROBERT M. QUINONES pleaded guilty today to false-return charges stemming from the operation of tax return preparation businesses known “Uncle Sam’s Nephew” and “Exact Accounting Services,” both of which were located in the
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LawFuel – NZ + Australian Legal Jobs and Legal NewsWire – A joint Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Customs operation has resulted in the arrest of two men and the seizure of a range of drugs on the Sunshine Coast. The operation began on December 14 when Customs officers intercepted a parcel from the Netherlands
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www.LawFuel.co.nz – The NZ Law Jobs and Legal NewsWire – Melbourne sharetrader, Mr Peter Robert Woodland, has been sentenced in the County Court of Victoria to 18 months imprisonment, fully suspended, to be of good behaviour for two years, after pleading guilty on Friday 16 November 2007 to one count of insider trading and one
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The most-read legal stories from The Times started with Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment. Here is the list: 1. Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment 2. Student who put her flip-flops on train seat wins ‘ludicrous’ case 3. Diana ‘was on Pill’ when she died – so how could she be pregnant? 4. Sir Paul McCartney and Heather
