Washington, D.C. – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The FBI continues to provide support to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the State of Minnesota in the bridge collapse investigation in Minneapolis. The federal investigation is being led by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Minneapolis Field Office has provided Special Agents, its […]

SEATTLE, Aug. 6, 2007 LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire — Keller Rohrback L.L.P (www.erisafraud.com) today announced that it has commenced an investigation against Health Management Associates, Inc. (“HMA” or the “Company”) (NYSE:HMA) for potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The investigation focuses on investments in HMA stock by the

London, August 6, 2007, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Dewey Ballantine, a global law firm, announced today that Peter Magyar, a leading capital markets partner, will join the firm as a partner in its London office. Mr. Magyar, who will be Dewey Ballantine’s European head of capital markets, brings the number

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Bert Fingerhut was a top securities analyst on Wall Street who retired to Aspen at 40. Inspired by Peter Lynch’s “Beating The Street” he developed a new, winning system. Only problem is, as the WSJ reports, he was breaking the law. Read LawFuel.com – First with law news.

Defendant Will Never Again Prepare Professional Tax Returns SAN JOSE – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – United States Attorney Scott N. Schools and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Scott O’Briant announced that San Jose tax preparer MELINDA NEWENS was sentenced to 24 months in prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation of

LAWFUEL – The Lawyer Newswire – Eric Acker, head of litigation for the San Diego office of global law firm Morrison & Foerster, has a formidable history, including 45 jury trials as a federal prosecutor. CNET reports that Acker’sfirm is a global expert in litigation, concentrating on a number of sectors including technology. Morrison &

WASHINGTON – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Miami-based American Express Bank International has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement on charges of failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program and will forfeit $55 million to the U.S. government, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – It may be no Harry Potter, but the sex abuse book-that-won’t go away is back, following a New Zealand Court of Appeal ruling – with certain conditions. The Court of Appeal’s decision to lift the ban previously imposed on Foxton author Anne Hunt’s book which alleges sex abuse by

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Mr Roger Thomas May, of Macedon, and his son Mr Jason Roger May, of Port Melbourne, Victoria, have today been convicted and sentenced in the Victorian County Court on one charge each brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Roger May, 61, and Mr Jason May,