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November 2005 Archive

Fitrakis & Wasserman: Ohio's Diebold Debacle

30 November 2005

DOJ and FTC to Hold Joint Public Hearings on Competition Policy Related to Single-Firm Conduct; Hearings to Begin in Spring 2006

30 November 2005

NewGen Announces Formation of International Joint Venture to Drive Global Expansion

30 November 2005

Pennsylvania Auditor General, State Police Commissioner, Attorney General Unite to Protect PA Families From Sex Offenders

30 November 2005

Black Drivers Stripped of Civil Rights in New Jersey

30 November 2005

'The Corporate Circus™' Book Satirizing the Workplace Turns Musical

30 November 2005

Roxane Laboratories Drops Drug Access Lawsuit and Settles Litigation With State of Texas

30 November 2005

Public Address 28-29/11/05 - Call Of The Wild

29 November 2005

DNC: Bush Crosses the Line on Border Security; After Five Years ofFailed Leadership, More of the Same

29 November 2005

Small Business Administration Sued for Information on Contracting Fraud; SBA Faces Second Lawsuit Filed by the American Small Business League

29 November 2005

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Blockbuster Inc. by the Law Firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP

29 November 2005

Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP Announces That the Class Period in the Shareholder Action Filed Against First BanCorp Has Been Extended

29 November 2005

Marjorie Cohn: Bush Game on Padilla May Backfire

29 November 2005

Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP Announces That the Class Period in the Shareholder Action Filed Against Motive, Inc. Has Been Extended

29 November 2005

Fraudbuster Bob Fitrakis' Bid For Governorship

29 November 2005

Lawsuit Loan Helps Young Man Make Ends Meet

29 November 2005

ISM Update From Palestine

28 November 2005

New York City Sanitation Worker Gets $1,000,000 for Slipping and Falling at Work

28 November 2005

Law Firm Welcomes Publication of Major new Research into Occupational Cancer Epidemic

27 November 2005

Driving convictions up 5% on 2003

27 November 2005

Labour should consult on appointments

26 November 2005

Leading Chicago Train Accident Attorneys Question Design of Crossing at Site of Chicago Metra Car Train Accident

26 November 2005

Michigan Attorney General Prevents Ratepayers from Paying $20-Million Forced Subsidy to For-Profit Energy Companies

26 November 2005

Pergo Settles Lawsuit and Neuhofer Withdraws Molding Product from the U.S. Market

26 November 2005

Surgeon Suspended by General Medical Council After Breast Operations Leave Patients With ‘Horrific’ Wounds

25 November 2005

Burton recommends Sir Geoffrey for appointment

25 November 2005

Coaching and Consulting Services Launched to Help Lawyers Manage and Build Their Practices

25 November 2005

Pharma To Republicans - Time To Pay Up Again

25 November 2005

City Holdings (CCHL) announces directorship change

25 November 2005

Berger & Montague, P.C. Client Files Class Action Against Bayou Hedge Fund Entities, Citibank, Hennessee Group, Sterling Stamos Capital Manageme

24 November 2005

Digital Dictation Takes off in Northern Ireland as Tughans Implement BigHand3 Software

24 November 2005

Civil Justice for Journalists

24 November 2005

Schatz & Nobel, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. -- WOLF

24 November 2005

Nickel Ltd Files Second Lawsuit Against Pure Bioscience for $22 Million

24 November 2005

Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, Representing Shareholders of Tempur-Pedic International Inc., Announces Update to Shareholder Lawsuit -- TPX

24 November 2005

Online Dating Industry Rocked by Lawsuits

24 November 2005

Bloomberg TV Interviews U.S. Attorney Michael J. Garcia

23 November 2005

Thinkstream Technology to Speed Up Bossier Judicial Process; Info-sharing System Puts Sheriff, DA, Judges on 'Same Page'

23 November 2005

Notorious Tax Protestor Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

23 November 2005

Becker & Poliakoff Receives Coral Gables Chamber 'Diamond Award' In 'Large Business Category'

23 November 2005

Texas Man and Company Charged with Environmental Crimes

23 November 2005

Justice Department Sues Missouri for Alleged Violations of VoterRights

23 November 2005

U.S. Department of Justice Statement on Guilty Verdicts in Abu Ali Case

23 November 2005

Transcript of Press Conference with Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Indictment of Jose Padilla

23 November 2005

The Beasley Firm Wins International Award Competition

23 November 2005

Three Prosecutors Back Controversial Child Sex Abuse 'Window'

22 November 2005

FTI Consulting to Acquire Competition Policy Associates, Inc.

22 November 2005

MLA's Aguilar Named 'Lawyer of the Year' by Hispanic National Bar Association

22 November 2005

Lawsuit Loan Saves the Day for Auto Accident Victim

22 November 2005

Kirby, McInerney & Squire LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Imergent Inc. Investors -- IIG

22 November 2005

EarthLink Evidence Leads to One-Year Prison Sentence for 'Timeshare Spammer'

22 November 2005

Patriot Motorcycle Corporation Reaches Settlement Agreement with Yamaha Motor Corporation

22 November 2005

Cohen & Grigsby Adds ERISA and Employee Benefits Practice

22 November 2005

Merrill Corporation to Acquire WordWave, Inc.

22 November 2005

Nguyen Tuong Van Will Be Hanged on Dec. 2

21 November 2005

UN Rights Experts Turn Down Visit To Guantanamo

21 November 2005

Bextra, Stevens - Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis -- Is There A Connection?

21 November 2005

Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics

21 November 2005

PM Howard on APEC; N. Korea; trade; terrorism etc

21 November 2005

Appleseed, Prestigious Nonprofit Organization to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

20 November 2005

Federman & Sherwood Announces that a Securities Class Action Has Been Filed Against Motive, Inc.

20 November 2005

Martinez, Rosenbaum & Faria LLP Support US Attorney in Boston in Quest to Uncover Kickbacks to Doctors by Guidant and Medtronic

20 November 2005

Stopping the Pied Pipers of Piracy Who Steal $600 Billion of Intellectual Property Every Year

19 November 2005

EarthLink Evidence Leads to One-Year Prison Sentence for 'Timeshare Spammer'

19 November 2005

ndependent probe into Saddam trial murder needed

19 November 2005

Business Interruption Seminar Shares Critical Lessons From Recent Catastrophic Events

19 November 2005

Illegal Drug and Gun Sales Earn Selmer Man More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

18 November 2005

Delta Petroleum Corporation Announces Positive Ruling Related to Offshore California Litigation

18 November 2005

Free Speech Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Utah's 'Anti-Spam' Registry

18 November 2005

Baron & Budd Announces the Filing of a Class Action Suit Against Blockbuster, Inc., National Amusements, Inc. and Viacom, Inc. and Certain of Their Cu

18 November 2005

U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform Statement on Illinois Venue Reform Legislation

18 November 2005

Pittsburgh Consumer Sues State Farm Insurance for Selling Salvage Cars Without Disclosure

18 November 2005

Real Estate Bubble Impacts Tax Planning

17 November 2005

Snowe-Feingold Introduce Bill to Allow Small Businesses to Recover Legal Costs; Equal Access to Justice Reform Act of 2005 to Rein in Frivolous Lawsui

17 November 2005

Blind Beneficiaries Sue Social Security Administration - SSA Fails to Provide Accessible Communications

17 November 2005

Pre-Paid Legal Services Announces Litigation Developments

17 November 2005

Michigan Attorney General Arrests Oscoda Internet Sexual Predator

17 November 2005

Three Charged with Operating Fraudulent Ponzi Scheme Targeting Cambodians, Reports U.S. Attorney

17 November 2005

San Francisco Law Protects Women from Fish Mercury

17 November 2005

Prominent Attorney Lorenzo Williams Fights Against Police Brutality on Behalf of the Family of Slain Miami Teenager Denzel Graham

17 November 2005

Uzbekistan: Guilty Verdict in Andijan Show Trial

16 November 2005

Berger & Montague, P.C. Announces Certification of Adams Golf Class Action Lawsuit

16 November 2005

Risky Business: New Survey Shows Almost 70 Per Cent of Email-Using Employees Have Sent or Received Email that May Pose a Threat to Businesses

16 November 2005

Back Bay Man Sentenced for Marijuana Trafficking, Reports U.S. Attorney

15 November 2005

Thelen Reid Finds Ways to Make Contributions to Hurricane Katrina/Rita Relief Efforts Enduring and Meaningful

15 November 2005

Intellectual Property Litigation Group Joins New York Office

15 November 2005

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP Advises Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. in Agreement to Sell Portfolio of Hotels to Host Marriott, Inc.

15 November 2005

AICCCA Mid-Winter Conference Features Experts to Address Changes in Credit Counseling Industry

15 November 2005

Jamie Gorelick Named To Lucent Technologies' Government Advisory Board

15 November 2005

Worcester Man Convicted on Federal Charge for Selling Drugs in Worcester Neighborhood, Reports U.S. Attorney

15 November 2005

Littler Boston Expands Again With Addition of Three Accomplished Employment Attorneys

15 November 2005

Walls Come Down and Floors Rearrange, But It's Business As Usual at Legal Industry Leader Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP - Even During Construct

15 November 2005

The Lanier Law Firm Opens New York Office; Office Features 15-Foot 'Peter & the Wolf' Artwork By U2's Bono

15 November 2005

Boston-Based Web Design Firm Announces Eleven New Clients

14 November 2005

Employees Hang-up: Cell Phone Use While Driving A Risk to Employers

14 November 2005

The public is invited to attend a free Senior Options Seminar

14 November 2005

Despite His Demeanor, Rove's Still a Target

14 November 2005

Barry Hersh Named Super Lawyer Rising Star

14 November 2005

Call on Chinese Regime: Stop Attacking Falun Gong

14 November 2005

Parker & Waichman, LLP Believes Warning Issued by Johnson & Johnson About Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch Health Risks is Insufficient -- JNJ

13 November 2005

Legal Services Alabama Selects Legal Files to Help with Hurricane Katrina Efforts

13 November 2005

Barry Hersh Named Super Lawyer Rising Star

13 November 2005

New Attorneys Join Powell Goldstein

13 November 2005

David Ira Rosenbaum of Rawle and Henderson has Been Selected for Admission to the Product Liability Advisory Counsel

13 November 2005

Baron & Budd Attorney Brie Sherwin to Speak at the Texas Christian University State of Leadership Conference

13 November 2005

Arrival of New Website for All Things Legal at ChooseLaw.com

13 November 2005

Three Days Left to Object to Proposed Micromuse Settlement That Seeks to Extinguish $189 Million in Insider Trading Claims, Announces Emerson Poynter

13 November 2005

Forget Divorce Court -- As More Courts and Attorneys Embrace Mediation, Most Florida Divorces Never Make it to Court

13 November 2005

VimpelCom Enters Ukraine; Closes Acquisition of CJSC 'Ukrainian Radio Systems'

12 November 2005

Tribute to NBA Players Transcends Beyond the Court

12 November 2005

Royal Group Technologies Limited Announces Third Quarter Financial Results

12 November 2005

Rafte & Company’s Rebecca Cooke To Moderate “Why Law Firms Fail” At The Managing Partner Forum for Texas Law Firms

12 November 2005

New Legal Complaints Target U.S., Brazilian Governments for Recent Massacres in Haiti; Human Rights Attorneys Call for Action by the Inter-American Co

12 November 2005

Milberg Weiss Announces the Filing of a Class Action Suit Against Wells Fargo & Company and Certain of Its Affiliates on Behalf of Purchasers of Certa

12 November 2005

China: Human Rights Attorney’s law firm shut down

12 November 2005

Arrival of New Website for All Things Legal at ChooseLaw.com

12 November 2005

Roxbury Man Found Guilty of Being Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, Reports U.S. Attorney

11 November 2005

Dominican Man Charged with Lying on U.S. Passport Application, Reports U.S. Attorney

11 November 2005

Tommy Hilfiger Corporation Announces Preliminary Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2006

11 November 2005

Martinez, Rosenbaum & Faria LLP Supports NY Attorney General's Lawsuit Against Guidant for Flawed Heart Devices

11 November 2005

Martinez, Rosenbaum & Faria LLP Supports NY Attorney General's Lawsuit Against Guidant for Flawed Heart Devices

11 November 2005

Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorneys Lisa Blue and Charla Aldous to Speak at Dallas Trial Lawyers Association 2005 Annual Meeting

11 November 2005

Intellectual Property - Whose Idea Was It in the First Place?

11 November 2005

Justice Department Sues to Bar Michigan Man from Promoting Alleged Tax-Fraud Scheme

11 November 2005

Peter B. Scott Coauthors with America's Foremost Estate Planning Advisors in the Newly Acclaimed Book: 'Love, Money, Control'

11 November 2005

Pelosi Urges Attorney General to Secure Voting Rights for All

11 November 2005

Martinez, Rosenbaum & Faria LLP Warns Victims of Defective Heart Devices Not to Cash Checks From Guidant Corporation

11 November 2005

Matzel Development Introduces All-Star Team of Partners Tapped to Bring World- Class Gaming Resort to the Poconos

11 November 2005

Marshall Stoddard Appointed as Chairman of Commercial Finance Association's Education Fund

10 November 2005

President Bush Stresses Need for Respirators in Preparation for Pandemic Influenza, but Supply Threatened by Wave of Questionable Silica Litigation

10 November 2005

Florida Lawyer Debuts Blog about Nutritional Supplements and the Law

10 November 2005

New Clocks and Watches for Lawyers Track Time in Billable Blocks

10 November 2005

Stockholm Stock Exchange's Disciplinary Committee Warns Stockbroker

10 November 2005

Statement From The Board of Trustees of the Albert Ellis Institute

10 November 2005

Jones Walker Announces Seven New Associates in Four Growing Practice Areas

10 November 2005

Social Security Max Increases To $94,200 for 2006

10 November 2005

FSA Drops Case: van de Vijver Vindicated

10 November 2005

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP Adds Real Estate and Litigation Partners in Los Angeles Office

10 November 2005

Paris Hilton May Take on a New Role as Real Life Witness in a Hollywood Criminal Investigation

9 November 2005

Lawsuit Loan Helps Young Family Survive Terrible Accident

9 November 2005

Celebrities Add Glitz to the American Fertility Association's 2005 Kokopelli Ball

8 November 2005

Inceptor and Sane Solutions to Integrate Pay-Per-Click Bid Management with Web Analytics

8 November 2005

Klinedinst Opens Expanded Sacramento Law Offices

8 November 2005

Bluestreak Teams with Inceptor to Offer Portfolio-Based PPC Bid Management System

8 November 2005

Embassy Expert on Chinese Trade Cases Joins King & Spalding

8 November 2005

OneBeacon Expands Specialty Focus

8 November 2005

The Globalization of Business in China

8 November 2005

National congratulates Sir Kenneth Keith

8 November 2005

NEWSWEEK INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS: Highlights and Exclusives, Nov. 14, 2005 Issue

7 November 2005

Nickel Ltd perfects Hague Convention Service of $ 15 million lawsuit against Pure Bioscience OTC:BB PURE

7 November 2005

The Absolutely Foreseeable Consequences Of MMP

7 November 2005

Verdatum releases Version 2.0 of its Digital Dictation System for Attorneys and Law Firms

7 November 2005

BroadGroup Announces Keynotes at Forthcoming Telecom Finance 2006 London UK

7 November 2005

Crown solicitors appointed

7 November 2005

Cities Seek More Revenue from Traffic Cameras: Drivers Become Defensive

6 November 2005

Radio Address by President Bush to the Nation

6 November 2005

JC Data Solutions Enters Agreement to Market Its Proprietary Software to Texas Legal Market

6 November 2005

CT TyMetrix Adds Powerful Budgeting and Forecasting Functionality to TyMetrix 360°

6 November 2005

PA Chamber Urges Court to Overturn Adverse UC Ruling

6 November 2005

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP Announce the Conditional Certification of a Collective Action on Behalf of Assistant Store Managers for Overtime Pay Against T

5 November 2005

Allen & Carwile, P.C. Welcomes New Associate Ronald Page, Jr.

5 November 2005

Michigan Attorney General Announces Arrest of Fugitive Internet Sex Predator

5 November 2005

ACVR Legislative Fund Asks Rep. John Conyers to Join Call for Detroit Vote Fraud Investigation

5 November 2005

Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination by the Detroit Department of Transportation

5 November 2005

New EPA Due Diligence Standard of Questionable Value in Real Estate Transactions

5 November 2005

The GEO Group, Inc., Village of Baldwin and Webber Township File Suit Against The State of Michigan for Wrongful Termination of Prison Lease

5 November 2005

Schatz & Nobel, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against First BanCorp -- FBP

5 November 2005

Aon Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $122 Million

5 November 2005

Schatz & Nobel, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Motive, Inc. -- MOTV

4 November 2005

Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against J. Lloyd Tomer

4 November 2005

Four Massachusetts Residents Charged with Scheme to Sell More Than 30,000 Counterfeit Luxury Goods, Reports U.S. Attorney

4 November 2005

Shire Pharmaceuticals: Investing in a Promising Future

4 November 2005

ORANGE COUNTY DUI LAWYERS REPORT FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS "DESIGNED FOR FAILURE"

4 November 2005

Amtrak and African-American Passenger Settle Civil Rights Suit

4 November 2005

Federman & Sherwood Gives Notice to Shareholders of Motive, Inc.

4 November 2005

Las Vegas signs Crampton

4 November 2005

Lawsuit Loan. Unique Loan Program that offers No Risk Loans

4 November 2005

State Probation Officer Convicted on Federal Corruption Charges, Reports U.S. Attorney

4 November 2005

United States Charges P.A. LANDERS, INC. with Civil False Claims Act Violations, Reports U.S. Attorney

4 November 2005

ISRA Calls for Resignation of Illinois State Police Director Larry Trent

4 November 2005

UPDATE: DOJ Ensures Greater Access to Medical Services for People with Disabilities at Washington Hospital Center, & at CA Radiology Centers

4 November 2005

Manitowoc Announces Strong Third-Quarter Revenue, Earnings Growth, and Cash Flow

4 November 2005

Glen Y. Sato Rejoins Cooley Godward's Life Sciences Practice in Palo Alto

4 November 2005

Discrimination 'on Trial' at WAGE Forum

3 November 2005

Worth magazine Unveils List of the Nation's '100 Top Attorneys'

3 November 2005

Dynavax Appoints Nancy L. Buc, Former FDA Chief Counsel, to its Board of Directors

3 November 2005

Current and Former U.S. Government Officials to Hold Commemoration Ceremony Honoring Attorney General Edward H. Levi

3 November 2005

National Judicial Watchdog Organization to Investigate Allegations of Judicial Collusion and Cronyism by Retired Pima County Superior Court Judge and

3 November 2005

Lawsuit Loan Eases Financial Pain of Man with Broken Back

3 November 2005

Lawsuit Loan Eases Financial Pain of Man with Broken Back

3 November 2005

Class Action Settlement Press Conference Today

2 November 2005

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Pixar by the Law Firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP

2 November 2005

U.S. Supreme Court Case Could Have Major Impact on Software and Business-Method Patents, Wolf Greenfield Says

2 November 2005

Uninsured Patients Secure First Class Action Settlement With a Nonprofit Hospital System

2 November 2005

Motorists Worry about Faulty Red Light and Speed Cameras As Ohio Politicians Debate a Ban

1 November 2005

GAO Report Confirms Key Stolen Election Findings

1 November 2005

Israel “Far Worse” Than Apartheid South Africa

1 November 2005

Leading Legal and Media Experts to Discuss Effect of Public Perception on Legal Affairs at the New York City Bar Association, November 9th

1 November 2005

Litman Law, International Patent & Trademark Law Firm, Hires The Borenstein Group as Branding & PR Agency

1 November 2005

Remarks by the President and Supreme Court Nominee Alito

1 November 2005

SPCS Calls Minister to replace Board Members

1 November 2005
 
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