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.

London – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – DLA Piper advised Dutch Energy Exchange ENDEX on its €1.6 billion transfer of open positions in Dutch power futures and switch from clearing house, LCH.Clearnet Limited, to the European Commodity Clearing AG. The transaction was the first of its kind in Europe.

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