Jamaican police are narrowing down their investigation of the death-by-strangulation of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, according to Jamaican police sources. Although the police had indicated that the investigation was complicated by the depature from Jamaica of so many players and other potential witnesses, they feel confident they will get the killer. Police interviewed all […]

NEW YORK–LAWFUEL – Law News Law Jobs Network –The law firm of Milberg Weiss & Bershad LLP announces the continuation of its investigation of New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE: NEW) (“New Century” or the “Company”) and certain of its officers and directors for allegedly issuing materially false and misleading statements and potentially violating federal securities

Settlement Agreement is Among Largest in Southern District of Texas HOUSTON–LAWFUEL –Because of a Harris County Hospital District employee’s persistence in challenging improperly filed health insurance claims, the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs will recover almost $15.5 million from the hospital district, according to the settlement agreement unsealed today by the U.S. District Court for

Washington, D.C., March 28, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced it will hold an open meeting on April 4, 2007, to discuss the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) proposed auditing standard for Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the coordination of that proposed standard with the Commission’s related pending

London – LawFuel – Media Law News – Allen & Overy LLP has advised Apax Partners on its acquisition of a 49.9% stake in Trader Media Group from Guardian Media Group. The remaining 50.1% stake in the business will be retained by Guardian Media. The acquisition values Trader Media Group at STG1.35 billion. The Allen

WASHINGTON – Disbarred Los Angeles, California, lawyer Eduardo M. Rivera, was sentenced to 60 days in jail and a $500.00 fine on March 26, 2007, for committing criminal contempt of court by violating an injunction that barred him from promoting a frivolous legal opinion, the Justice Department announced today. On December 19, 2006, Judge George

Lawfuel.com – Lead story from The Times – WPP Advertising Chief Sir Martin Sorrell, settled his libel and privacy actions for £120,000 today against an Italian media organization who waged a blogging war where they allegedly called Sorrell – among other things – “the mad dwarf and nympho schizo”. Sir Martin Sorrell, the advertising tycoon,

Results Show a Continuation of the Positive Trend in the Life Science Venture Environment March 28, 2007 (Mountain View and San Francisco, CA) – LawFuel – Law & Venture Capital News – Fenwick & West, one of the nation’s premier law firms providing comprehensive legal services to technology and life sciences clients, today announced the

DALLAS – LawFuel – Texas Lawyer News – Derek D. Rollins, an associate with the Dallas law firm of Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP, will appear on the 2007 listing of Texas Rising Stars. The special recognition is reserved for the top Texas lawyers age 40 or younger or those practicing law 10 or fewer