Kevin Alderman calls himself an erotic Gepetto, a digital Hugh Hefner and “a perv, for a lack of a better term.” He’s known as “Stroker Serpentine” in the online virtual world Second Life and has amassed an adult animation entertainment empire there. More than 7 million users “live” in a world where they can walk, […]

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – LawFuel.com’s lead story from the Financial Times reports that Coca Cola has taken legal action over brand damage undertaken by competitors and experts say that brand ‘undermining’ activity on the internet and elsewhere is something companies are increasingly tired of. Bookmark LawFuel.com – 24/7 law news. Release your news

Friday 13 July 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Mr Marcel Ivan Shears of Southport, Queensland,was yesterday sentenced in the Southport District Court to 12 months imprisonment to be released immediately upon entering a five-year good behaviour bond following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Shears, 36, was sentenced

LAWFUEL – The US Law Newswire – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that RAFAEL GONZALEZ was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge JED S. RAKOFF to 42 months’ imprisonment for his role in a conspiracy to distribute millions of counterfeit copies of motion

Richardson & Patel Business Litigators Take on Medical Malpractice Case for a Child of Firm’s Partner; Win $96 Million Despite Facing Top Med Mal Trial Lawyers LOS ANGELES– LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Like the other litigators at the Los Angeles-based law firm Richardson & Patel, Luan K. Phan is a business lawyer who

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A nasty custody battle between Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher and the mother of his son, Tyna Robertson, has resulted in a Court order to take a three-hour parenting class. Urlacher and his ex-girlfriend, Robertson, are in a legal battle over Urlacher’s parental visits with his 2-year-old son, Kennedy.

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Blackmail attempts on Miss New Jersey, carrying what her attorney called “disgusting captions”, will not cause Amy Polumbo to lose her crown. Polumbo refused to react to the release of the photos other than to agree that they were not “ladylike”. However officials said today that the pictures did

A lawsuit against Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) alleging Caterpillar cut retirees’ promised health insurance benefits was certified a class-action Thursday, Dow Jones reports. The Peoria, Ill., machinery company had argued against certification saying the plaintiffs didn’t adequately represent the class or have standing to bring the suit. The plaintiffs allege Caterpillar in 2004 started charging employees

LAWFUEL – The Hot Files – Larry Birkhead may be getting money back from his former lawyer, Debra Opri. TMZ.com reports that an LA Superior Court judge froze money in Opri’s client trust fund account, where Opri had directed the money be put after Birkhead signed a Bravo network deal for a million dollars.