Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2005 — LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Accountant Donald T. Nicolaisen announced he will leave the Commission in October 2005 to return to the private sector. Nicolaisen, 61, joined the Commission as Chief Accountant in September 2003 and led numerous initiatives to improve financial […]

NOVATO, Calif.–LAWFUEL – The Law News Network –Sept. 6, 2005–Occupancy fraud was the most common type of mortgage fraud reported during the first half of 2005, according to statistics released today by The Prieston Group, which provides fraud insurance, training and loss mitigation. More than half — about 53 percent — of claims filed with

TORONTO, Sept. 7 -LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A class action lawsuit seeking approximately $500 million in damages has been commenced against Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic of Canada Ltd. (“Medtronic”), a global manufacturer of medical products. On February 10, 2005, Medtronic acknowledged that a potential battery shorting problem may result in rapid battery

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sept. 6, 2005- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -Goldman Scarlato & Karon, P.C., a law firm with offices in Pennsylvania and Ohio, announces that a lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded securities

7 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Two men admitted today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that they filed false federal income tax returns that underreported income from the sale of pharmaceuticals. Jon M. Tamiyasu, 45, pleaded guilty to four counts of subscribing to false income tax returns for 1998,

7 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The United States Attorney for the Northern District of California announced that Shin-Guo Tsai, 35, of San Jose, California, pleaded guilty this morning in federal court to transporting proprietary property of a Silicon Valley-based semiconductor company to a potential competitor in Taiwan. Mr. Tsai, a

(VANCOUVER, B.C.) August 19, 2005 – Venture Pipeline, a business subsidiary of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP, is the winner of a prestigious Innovactions Award from the College of Law Practice Management (CoLPM), the law firm has announced. The award, in the Market Disruptors category, recognizes “those who have displayed the best innovation

7 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Two Orange County men were arraigned today on federal fraud charges stemming from their operation of a scheme that defrauded elderly and retired victims, many of whom lived in Orange County, out of nearly $1.7 million. Richard Francis Banville, 48, of Laguna Hills, and Harold

New York — September 6, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that it has established a charitable contribution matching program to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Firm will match individual donations contributed by Firm personnel to the Chadbourne &

HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 6 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Law firms, like the juries they must convince, are always making decisions. Some decisions require lengthy deliberation, but not the need for broad lawyers professional liability protection. The introduction of a new Lawyers Professional Liability Program (LPL) from The Hartford Financial Services Group,