London, June 10th 2004 – LAWFUEL – AJC has sued Pender Insurance Limited, the Cable & Wireless captive, for substantial damages following its refusal to cover an insurance claim made in 2001 for loss of part of its cable network during construction. AJC today issued proceedings in the English Commercial Court against Pender Insurance Limited, […]

June 10, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Julie Myers, Assistant Secretary, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, and R. Richard Newcomb, Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Department of the Treasury, announced today that a federal grand jury sitting

June 10, 2004 – LAWFUEL – On June 8 Cravath was honored by Covenant House at its 20th annual award dinner. The firm, which was lauded for serving the organisation for 15 years on a pro bono basis as outside general counsel was presented with an award that was accepted by partner Paul C Saunders.

June 10, 2004 – LAWFUEL – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that on June 2, 2004, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a final judgment enjoining M. Keith Ives, former president of Ives Health Co., for his participation in a scheme to manipulate the stock of

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 11, 2004 – LAWFUEL – On June 2, 2004, the class action lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of California against Business Objects S. A. (Nasdaq: BOBJ). The complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws, Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5, including allegations

6 June 2004 – LAWFUEL – Clifford Chance is supporting proposals which would require existing legal regulatory bodies such as the Law Society and the Bar Council to separate their regulatory and representative functions and to submit to the authority of a new Legal Services Board (LSB). In its response to Sir David Clementi’s consultation

NEW YORK, June 9, 2004- LAWFUEL -The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP announces that the class action lawsuit filed on April 15, 2004, has been amended to include sellers of put options in the class definition. The amended complaint is brought on behalf of anyone who purchased the securities of NovaStar

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 10, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Attorney General Jerry Pappert today announced the filing of a multi-state lawsuit and consent agreement following an investigation into claims that consumers were charged inflated costs for early termination of their car or truck lease contracts. The alleged illegal business practice affected nearly 7,000 Pennsylvanians who are

The award was presented to Kilpatrick Stockton for the Firm’s representation of the best interests of children whose parents are engaged in custody disputes. The Legal Aid of NW North Carolina also recognized Kilpatrick Stockton Partner David Smith with the Attorney of the Year Award. The awards were presented to Kilpatrick Stockton and David Smith

International law firm Lovells is expanding its international capital markets and securitisation practice with the establishment of a dedicated practice in Italy and the hire of Marco Lantelme from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Marco’s arrival as a partner based in the Milan office, on 1 July 2004, brings the firm’s international capital markets and securitisation practice