TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum and Office of Financial Regulation Commissioner Don Saxon today announced that more than 48,000 Florida consumers are eligible for $21 million in restitution from Ameriquest Mortgage Company and its related companies. The California-based company signed a settlement with 49 states and the District of Columbia, agreeing to provide […]

SAN FRANCISCO – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – United States Attorney Scott Schools announced today that defendant Timothy Wayne Phillips pleaded guilty yesterday to committing three Bay Area bank robberies in a nine-day period in February 2006. The convictions are the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the San

VIETNAM, July 12, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Duane Morris LLP announced today that it has opened offices in Vietnam’s two principal cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The expansion into Vietnam, following the opening of a Singapore office in January, solidifies a new chapter in Duane Morris’ 103-year history and

WASHINGTON – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Mirant Energy Trading LLC has entered into an agreement with the U.S. government resolving an ongoing federal investigation into the submission of knowingly inaccurate reports by former traders of former subsidiary Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, LP (MAEM), concerning the commodities market for natural gas, Assistant Attorney General

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Prominent Maryland lawyer and dedicated proponent of pro bono service joins Gallagher’s ranks Prominent Maryland trial lawyer Ward B. Coe III joins Gallagher Evelius & Jones as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. Known for his defense work in high profile class action cases and investigations,

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The president today announced that Thomas P. O’Brien has been nominated to become the United States Attorney for the Central District of Califomia. O’Brien has been an Assistant United States Attorney in the office for nearly seven years, after having served as a Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles

July 12, 2007 (Mountain View and San Francisco, CA) – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Fenwick & West LLP represented Postini, Inc. in its recently announced acquisition by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). Postini, based in San Carlos, CA, is a provider of on-demand communications security, compliance and productivity solutions for email, instant messaging

WASHINGTON — LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Internal Revenue Service will add three excise tax forms this year to the ever-expanding list of federal tax returns and schedules that can be filed electronically. “Electronic filing is a key component to modernizing our tax system,” IRS Acting Commissioner Kevin M. Brown said. “Expanding e-file

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A licensed physician pleaded guilty to committing health care fraud in United States District Court in Los Angeles today. Mamdouh S. Bahna, M.D., who was indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles in October 2005, owned and operated an outpatient surgery center in Los Angeles called Bel

Washington, D.C., July 12, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a civil injunctive action against Michael F. Shanahan, Sr. (Shanahan), the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Engineered Support Systems, Inc., and his son, Michael F. Shanahan, Jr. (Shanahan Jr.), a former