NEW YORK–LAWFUEL – Class Actions Lawsuits –The belief that the United States is in the throes of a medical malpractice lawsuit crisis can be blamed on just a tiny group of negligent doctors, says a new watchdog report. According to “The Great Medical Malpractice Hoax,” released by Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen group, just 5.9 percent […]

LAWFUEL.com – Robert Picton Pig Farmer Video – A video interview between the Mounties and murder accused Robert Pickton was shown in the Canadian Court yesterday, being the first formal contact with police with the playing of four hours of an eleven hour videotaped interview. Pickton was shown a poster featuring the pictures of 48

Dominique R. Shelton Joins Firm’s Litigation Department Los Angeles, January 24, 2007 – LAWFUEL – US Legal News Network – Kaye Scholer LLP announced today that highly respected lawyer, Dominique R. Shelton, joins the firm’s Los Angeles Office. Shelton was most recently a partner in the Los Angeles office of Folger, Levin & Kahn LLP.

CHARLOTTE (January 24) -LAWFUEL – Legal News US – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today the addition of four new associates to the firm’s Charlotte office in the Financial Transactions, Real Estate and Restructuring Department. They will be working on the firm’s leading Capital Market’s team. • Marcus Anderson – University of Texas, Austin, with honors, B.A.;

Transaction Is One of The Largest “Borrowing Base” Facilities Completes in Oil and Gas Market London (January 24, 2007) — Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading international law firm, announced today that it has advised Addax Petroleum Corporation (“Addax”) in connection with the $1.6 billion re-financing of its banking facilities. Addax is an

Wednesday 24 January 2007 LAWFUEL – Mr Jeffrey Lucy, Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced that Mr Karl Suleman, former director of Karl Suleman Enterprises Pty Limited (KSE), has been sentenced in the New South Wales District Court to seven years and four months jail with a non-parole period of

PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 22 – LAWFUEL — The Adrienne Shelly Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the memory of writer/director/actor Adrienne Shelly, has been established by her husband, Andy Ostroy, who will serve as its executive director. With a focus on women, the organization’s mission is to award grants to help finance student films

MILWAUKEE – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Jay O. Rothman, a partner in the Business Law Department in the firm’s Milwaukee office, has been named to the 2007 BTI Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms. In addition, Rothman was one of five attorneys recognized as a

LOS ANGELES–LAWFUEL – US Law News –Ezer Williamson & Brown LLP, a Los Angeles (Century City), CA-based law firm which specializes in real estate and business law and litigation, has announced a reorientation of the firm’s practice to meet the changing needs of its client base and business operation. As part of the planned changes,

SALT LAKE CITY & PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Diving in for a swim-with-the-sharks approach to entrepreneurial business education, students from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the oldest collegiate business school in the world, are now working with University Venture Fund (UVF), the nation’s first and largest student-run private equity firm. UVF students raised an unprecedented