MINNEAPOLIS, April 11 LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire — The international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP today announced that Thomas J. Vilsack will join its Des Moines office on May 1, 2007. Vilsack served as Iowa governor from 1998 through 2006. In addition to a distinguished public service career as governor, Iowa

Rapper Snoop Dog avoided a jail sentence on gun and drug charges today when he pleaded no contest to the charges. The 35 year old entertainer, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr, was given five years probation and 800 hours of community service. The charges relate to an incident in October where police

MIAMI– LAWFUEL – Litigation Newswire –In a five-page opinion issued today, a lawsuit against the popular Web site, www.DontDateHimGirl.com, was dismissed. Todd Hollis, a Pittsburgh attorney who claims to have been defamed by statements posted on the site by women who say they dated him, filed the defamation case in June 2006 in Pennsylvania state

OKLAHOMA CITY–LAWFUEL – Law Newswire – Oklahoma City University School of Law honors its distinguished alumni April 21 at its Legal Affair dinner and gala at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel. Proceeds from the event go toward scholarships. The Legal Affair will honor OCU School of Law Professor Alvin C. Harrell, a 1972 OCU School of

Washington, D.C., April 11, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Securities Newswire – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the institution of administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against Winter Park, Fla.-based Park Financial Group, Inc. and its principal, Gordon Cantley. In the Order Instituting Proceedings, the Division of Enforcement alleges that Park and Cantley aided and abetted

LAWFUEL – See Hot Gossip – Drama or not, ‘Boston Legal’ really pushes the TV envelope and now this! A live ‘water’s breaking’ scene from Julie Bowen on Tuesday when, just to add a healthy dose of reality to the unreal world of Crane, Poole and Schmidt actually gave birth, no less. Oliver Mclanahan Phillips

LAWFUEL – Law Jobs Pipeline – A WSJ article ‘How Blogging Can Land You A Job’ highlighted the use of blogs by corporate recruiters surfing for potential hires. The article reported on the use of blogs to unearth job candidates, expanding their talent pool and gaining insights they say they can’t get from résumés and

HARTFORD, Conn., April 11, 2007 LAWFUEL – Class Actions Newswire — The law firm of Schatz Nobel Izard, P.C., which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on

Thursday 12 April 2007 LAWFUEL – Australia Law News – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders in the Supreme Court of Queensland today against Gold Coast company, Etracka Pty Ltd (Etracka), following concerns over a loan calculator licensed to mortgage brokers throughout Australia. These orders follow allegations by ASIC that the