Lawfuel.com – Lead story today – Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Dallas-based firm that once had 600 lawyers, is shutting down after reaching an accord with authorities to avoid prosecution for selling tax shelters that generated more than $1 billion in phony losses. The firm admitted it developed and marketed fraudulent tax shelters and faces a […]

Announces New Public Service Advertisement Campaign Targeting Teen Girls with the Message “Think Before You Post” HOUSTON – LawFuel – US Legal News – Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today joined U.S. Attorney Donald J. DeGabrielle Jr., of the Southern District of Texas and Ernie Allen, President and CEO of the National Center for Missing

WASHINGTON— LawFuel – Three companies that own and operate an oceangoing chemical tanker named the M/T Clipper Trojan were indicted today in connection with an attempt by crew members to cover up the illegal dumping of oily waste in international waters, the Justice Department announced. The 11-count indictment named Clipper Wonsild Tankers Holding A/S and

Sacramento, CA LAWFUEL – March 29, 2007 — the law firms Wexler Toriseva Wallace LLP and Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff LLP filed the first California class action complaint amidst the largest pet food recall in U.S. history. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of consumers nationwide, alleging that Menu Foods, Inc., Menu Foods Income Fund,

Houston, TX, March 27, 2007 – LawFuel – Law Firm News – Baker & McKenzie LLP is pleased to announce that Steven P. Otillar has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a Partner in its Major Projects Practice Group. He joins Baker & McKenzie LLP from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP. Steve’s transactional practice focuses

LawFuel.com – Britain’s legal steps to force Iran to return 15 seized sailors has resulted in a total freeze by Britain on all contacts with Iran. The decision excepts discussions for the return of the captives. Tension – and oil prices – have mounted as both international and domestic pressure increases on Iran to release

Footage of the British naval personnel seized by Iranian has been aired on Iranian television as Iran indicates it may lay charges against the servicemen and women. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said: “The Iranian authorities intercepted these sailors and marines in Iranian waters, and detained them in Iranian waters. This has happened in the

BOSTON, Mar. 27, 2007 — LawFuel – Law Firm News – Goodwin Procter LLP, a national law firm with 700 attorneys, announced its $5,000 donation to the “College to Law School” program offered through Legal Outreach Inc., a New York City-based organization that helps minority college students prepare for law school. Also in support of

LawFuel.com – Karl Rove’s role as presidential advisor has put him in the center of a Senate inquiry into the dismissal of eight United States attorneys, reports the New York Times. Almost every Wednesday afternoon, advisers to President Bush gather to strategize about putting his stamp on the federal courts and the United States attorneys’