15 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy is advising Vernalis plc on its agreement to acquire privately held UK company Ionix Pharmaceuticals Limited in a share-based transaction valuing Ionix at approximately £12.5 million. Completion is expected by the end of July. Vernalis will issue 19,685,040 ordinary shares, representing approximately […]

16 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission temporarily suspended trading in the common stock (ticker symbol NCIS) and Series A 8.5% convertible preferred stock (ticker symbol NCISP) of NetCurrents Information Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly based in Beverly Hills, California, for ten days based upon the

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2005- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has been reappointed by California State Treasurer Phil Angelides to act as lead bond counsel for state general obligation bond issues for a two-year term starting July 1, 2005. Orrick has held this position for more than 50 years.

16 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – United States Attorney Kevin Ryan, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Mark W. Everson, Acting FDA Commissioner Lester M. Crawford, and San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force Commander Mark Wyss announced that Victor Conte, Jr., James J. Valente, and Greg F. Anderson pleaded guilty today in connection

London, United Kingdom – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – International law firm Dechert LLP advised the management of Inmedia Communications Ltd in its sale by the Carlyle Group and management to Arqiva for £68.5m. Inmedia is an independent broadcasting and media infrastructure company primarily focusing on the provision of satellite uplinking and support

16 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading of the securities of Secure Solutions Holdings, Inc. (“SSLX”) a Nevada corporation that trades on the Over-the-Counter market under the

15 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Linda S. Little, Special Agent in Charge, Office of Inspector General, United States Department of Health and Human Services, announced today

15 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jesus Torres, Special Agent in Charge, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today that defendant, Laronn Houston, was sentenced after having plead

NEW YORK, July 15 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of Lazard, Ltd. (“Lazard” or

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – On July 11, 2005, counsel for approximately 900,000 physicians and WellPoint, Inc., announced that they have settled two national class actions pending in federal court for the Southern District of Florida before U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno as well as multiple state court actions filed against the company.