NEW YORK, Sept. 18 LAWFUEL – Legal News Network — High-profile patent cases such as the May 2006 eBay decision and, most recently, the case against Blackboard Inc., which brought allegations of patent infringement to the steps of academia, have continued to fuel negative press about so-called “patent trolls” and focused even greater attention on […]

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs — The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., is announcing a $3.9 million wrongful death verdict handed down in Los Angeles Superior Court against Stamford, Conn.-based Crane Co. (NYSE: CR) on behalf of the family of a U.S. Navy veteran who died from his

Lawfuel.com – Law News & Law Jobs – LawFuel’s lead story from The Register reports on the possibility of Universal Music suing YouTube over copyright infringement for its massively successful video site. Read the full report on LawFuel.com About LawFuel.com LawFuel is one of the Net’s largest pure-law news release websites, as well as a

LONDON, Sept. 18 LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs — Sidley Austin in London, with assistance from Sidley Austin LLP in New York, has acted for Washington Mutual Bank (“WaMu”) in establishing the first covered bond programme under U.S. law. As transaction counsel, Sidley has worked with WaMu, in consultation with their arrangers, to devise

Monday 18 September 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – Mr Jeffrey Lucy, Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has been appointed as inaugural Chairman of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR). ‘Australia’s regulatory framework, together with the strength of its audit profession, provides an opportunity for Australia

LAWFUEL – Legal News, Legal Jobs – Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Credit Suisse on its strategic alliance with Ospraie Management, LLC, a New York-based investment management firm that currently oversees over $4 billion in basic industry and commodity investments. As one of the world’s leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment

LawFuel.com – Law News, Law Jobs- LawFuel’s lead story from the London Times suggests that the marriage between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles has been left open to challenges by the Courts due to the Lord Chancellor’s blunders. About LawFuel.com LawFuel.com is one of the Net’s largest pure-law news services, providing a cost-effective way for

LAWFUEL – UK Law News – Slaughter and May is advising Citigroup and HSBC, as joint financial advisers to Genting International, on a recommended cash offer for Stanley Leisure plc. The offer is at a price of 860 pence per share and values Stanley Leisure at approximately £639 million. Genting International has an interest in

Sunday 17 September 2006 06 LAWFUEL – Australia Law Daily – Ms Jan Redfern, Executive Director of Enforcement at of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has announced the decision by the Cairns District Court to jail Mr Piet Cornelius Walters for eight years following an ASIC investigation. After a three-week trial, Mr Walters

LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – Skadden represented a private equity consortium led by The Blackstone Group in its acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. for approximately $17.6 billion. Freescale is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. This is the third-largest