Legal Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for July 1-5, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Coutot-Roehrig is Forging Ahead With its International Development and Opening a Subsidiary in Switzerland
PARIS, June 28, 2010 – This Company, which specialises in locating heirs, is now offering its
services to Swiss bankers.
The global leader in genealogy, Coutot-Roehrig focuses mainly on locating
heirs upon lawyer request to assist in estate settlement proceedings.
For the past few years, the Company has developed its [...]
Litigation in the DRC Dismissed; El Nino Files $850,000 Counter Action Against Georges Kavvadias and GCP Group Ltd. for Breach of Agreement
VANCOUVER, June 24, 2010 – TSX.V: ELN
FSE: E7Q
El Nino Ventures Inc. ("ELN", "El Nino"
or the "Company") (TSX.V: ELN; FSE: E7Q) announced today that it has received
notice that the previously announced claims commenced in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, (DRC) were dismissed by the Tribunal of Commerce [...]
Stroz Friedberg Promotes Seth Berman and Erin Nealy Cox to Executive Management
NEW YORK, June 23, 2010 – Stroz Friedberg (www.strozfriedberg.com), a world leader in
digital forensics, electronic discovery, cyber-crime response, and
investigations, is proud to announce the promotions of Seth P. Berman
(
www.strozfriedberg.com/professionals/xprProfessionalDetails1.aspx?xpST=ProfessionalDetail&professional=20
) and Erin Nealy Cox (
www.strozfriedberg.com/professionals/xprProfessionalDetails1.aspx?xpST=ProfessionalDetail&professional=117
) to the position of Executive Managing Director and their appointment to the
firm's Executive Management Group, which sets strategy and [...]
Experts From Pinsent Masons Respond to Today’s Emergency Budget
LONDON, June 22, 2010 – Experts from international law firm Pinsent Masons comment on the
Chancellor's Emergency Budget delivered today 22 June 2010:
VAT Rise to 20%
Ian Hyde, tax partner at Pinsent Masons comments:
"The increase in rate will be a blow for retailers who [...]
Plaintiffs Prevail in Challenge to Deep Water Drilling Moratorium
NEW ORLEANS, June 22, 2010 – Hornbeck Offshore Services, the Chouest Entities, and the Bollinger
Entities have prevailed in their challenge to the federal government
moratorium on deep water drilling. The Plaintiffs brought their challenge
based on their belief that the moratorium is not consistent with the law, and
they appreciate that Judge Martin Feldman not only gave [...]
L-Attorney: Former PetroCapital Resources PLC Chairman Sued by Company Shareholder
VADUZ, Liechtenstein, May 31, 2010 – In the continuing story concerning the board room dispute at PetroCapital
Resources Plc, which has resulted in the resignation of the founder and most
of the board of that company, a notification to the PLUS market regulators
and a delisting of the shares of the company, a High Court claim was [...]
Shire Receives LIALDA(R) Paragraph IV Notice Letter From Zydus Pharmaceuticals
DUBLIN, May 28, 2010 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty
biopharmaceutical company, announces that it has received a Paragraph IV
Notice Letter today from Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ("Zydus") advising
of the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA") for a generic
version of Shire's 1.2g mesalamine delayed release tablets, LIALDA(R).
[...]
PetroCapital Resources PLC Shareholder Axel von Schubert Sues Former Company Chairman Shareholder
LONDON, May 27, 2010 – In the continuing story concerning the board room dispute at PetroCapital
Resources Plc, which has resulted in the resignation of the founder and most
of the board of that company, a notification to the PLUS market regulators
and a delisting of the shares of the company, a High Court claim was filed
today [...]
First Personal Injury Calls for More GP Checks
MANCHESTER, England, May 26, 2010 – First Personal Injury's team of personal injury claims (
www.firstpersonalinjury.co.uk/) solicitors has called for more GP
accountability following the recent compensation payout to the family of a
man killed by an overdose. David Gray was administered an accidental overdose
of a painkilling drug by a GP in 2008. His family have recently [...]
Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. Seeks to Arbitrate Contract Dispute with Ethanol Producer
EAST MEADOW, New York, June 29, 2010 – Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. (Getty) announced today the filing of a
Demand for Arbitration before the American Arbitration Association against
Bionol Clearfield, LLC (Bionol), an ethanol producer in Pennsylvania. Getty
entered into a five-year contract to purchase ethanol from Bionol; however, a
dispute has arisen regarding the ethanol purchase price. [...]