TUCSON –Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico Chief of Police Ramon Robles-Cota, 32, pleaded guilty to bribery of a United States public official, in federal district court in Tucson on July 11. Robles-Cota, had been charged with violating bribery and drug trafficking laws. At his change of plea hearing, Robles-Cota admitted the following facts: In January 2005, a […]

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – North Carolina boutique technology law firm Daniels Daniels & Verdonik, whose members were major players during the go-go, dot-com years, is closing shop and will be absorbed into the Raleigh outpost of New Bern-based Ward and Smith. Founded in 1982, DD&V was well known among the local entrepreneurial intelligentsia,

MINNEAPOLIS, July 13, 2007 LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire — Charles H. Johnson & Associates announces that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of purchasers of GlaxoSmithKline PLC (“GSK” or the “Company”) (NYSE:GSK) publicly traded securities during the period October

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Media sources from bloggers to CNN did their bit to permit Hustler magazine’s Larry Flynt to ‘Out’ Louisiana Senator David Vitter over his use of a Washington escort service. While Flynt said it was ‘Payback time’ on CNN, the Washington Post today reports that Vitter, who has been in

LOS ANGELES–LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, a leading mid-sized law firm providing integrated legal and business solutions for nearly 100 years, today announced the Legal 500, the world’s largest legal referral guide, has recommended the firm for its copyright litigation and intellectual property/copyright services. In addition, the Legal

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Coca-Cola de Argentina filed a criminal complaint against two executives at Aguas Danone de Argentina and an executive at Euro RSCG Buenos Aires under the country’s Unfair Trade Practices statute. The basis of this complaint is strong evidence that these individuals orchestrated and executed a widely circulated,

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Conrad Black, the media tycoon, who has been found guilty on three counts of criminal fraud and one of obstruction of justice, will appeal the result, his lawyers say. Read the lead story on Lawfuel.com from Reuters. Lawfuel.com – First with the law news, worldwide.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.–LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Supreme Court of the State of New York today dismissed H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) and five of its business units as defendants in a complaint originally brought by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, that alleged fraudulent and deceptive marketing of individual retirement accounts.

CLEVELAND–LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Ulmer & Berne LLP, one of Ohio’s largest law firms, announced that the Firm and nine of its partners have received top rankings in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. This is the fifth year in a row that Ulmer & Berne and several