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White House Advance Associate Joins Fathers' Rights Attorney Jeffery M. Leving (6:00:00am Tue Nov. 24, 2009 CDT)

CHICAGO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Advance Associate for the White House, Katherine Murphy has joined the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd. (http://dadsrights.com) as the firm's Legislative Consultant and Media Strategist. She will also be assisting Mr. Leving in his position as Chairman of the Illinois Council on Responsible Fatherhood (http://responsiblefatherhood.com), a state council established by the Illinois State Legislature and extended by Executive Order to promote the positive involvement of both parents in the lives of their children. ...

Fountain Healthy Aging Inc Announces Engagement of Legal Counsel for Lawsuit Against Dunn Capital Partners and Others (6:00:00am Tue Nov. 24, 2009 CDT)

Following its announcement on September 30, Fountain Healthy Aging Inc. announced today that it had entered into an engagement agreement with the highly respected Canadian law firm, Heenan Blaikie who have agreed to represent Fountain, and its shareholder, Oak Resources, in the claim for damages against Dunn Capital Partners, Michael Bailey and Gowling Lafleur Henderson. The claim arises as a result of the default by Dunn Capital Partners in making payments due to the Company under the terms of an agreement entered into between the Company, Oak Resources Limited and Dunn Capital Partners dated July 29 2009. ...

The Red Flag Group Launches its Financial Services Practice (2:51:00am Tue Nov. 24, 2009 CDT)

HONG KONG, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Red Flag Group, Asia's leading Compliance Advisory, Due Diligence & Technology firm, today launched its financial services practice to help banks and other financial institutions deal with the changing and increasingly complex regulatory landscape that has formed in the wake of the global financial crisis. ...

Taiwan Microloops Corp. Responds to the Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed by Convergence Technologies Ltd. against it (1:10:00am Tue Nov. 24, 2009 CDT)

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Taiwan Microloops Corp. today responded to the patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by Convergence Technologies Ltd. through Convergence's U.S. company Convergence Technologies (USA) LLC. Responding announcement made by Microloops follows. ...

Western Coal Aware of Potential Lawsuit (6:26:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

VANCOUVER, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Western Coal Corp. (TSX: WTN, WTN.WT and WTN.DB and AIM: WTN) ("Western" or the "Company") announces that it has received service of a proposed class action lawsuit that was commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on November 20, 2009. The statement of claim alleges inaccurate disclosure in Western's fiscal second quarter 2007 financial report. The Company believes these allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously defend them as well as the plaintiff's attempt to obtain court approval to proceed with the action. ...

Detroit Spammer and Three Co-Conspirators Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar E-Mail Stock Fraud Scheme (5:47:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four individuals were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani in federal court in Detroit for their roles in a wide-ranging international stock fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial e-mails, or "spamming," announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Terrence Berg. ...

Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Defrauding the Export-Import Bank of the United States of More Than $1 Million (5:28:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Febe Durango-Rueda, 52, a Colombian national, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2009, to participating in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $1 million, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and Acting Inspector General Osvaldo L. Gratacos of the Ex-Im Bank, Office of the Inspector General. ...

Dean Foods Company Chairman and CEO Completes Previously Disclosed Forward Sale Agreement (5:27:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

DALLAS, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) today announced that the previously disclosed variable prepaid forward sale contract entered into between Gregg Engles, Chairman and CEO and an unaffiliated third party on November 21, 2008 has partially settled. The contract obligates Engles to deliver up to 950,000 shares of Dean Foods common stock over a four day settlement cycle running from November 19, through November 24, 2009. Engles initially pledged 950,000 shares of Dean Foods common stock to secure his obligations under the contract, but retained ownership rights in those shares. Based on the closing prices through November 23, 2009, Engles expects to retain approximately 127,000 shares of common stock pledged, and deliver the balance, or approximately 823,000 shares of common stock, to the purchaser in settlement of his contractual obligations. In exchange for assuming this obligation, Engles received a cash payment of $11,138,568 in November, 2008. Pledged shares in excess of the aggregate number delivered will be released from any obligation to the purchaser and returned to Engles. ...

Alpharetta Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonation of National Security Agent (5:27:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

Aprile Held Himself out to Alpharetta & Marietta Police Departments as Anti-Terrorism Task Force Leader ...

Closing Arguments Begin in the Trial of Khmer Rouge Official Kaing Guek Eav (5:23:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern University Law Professor David Scheffer is in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this week to analyze and provide commentary on closing arguments in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias "Duch"). The trial, which began in March of this year, is overseen by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). ...

Quiznos and Franchisees Reach Settlement of Multiple Class Action Lawsuits (4:39:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer has preliminarily approved a settlement of four franchisee class action lawsuits filed against the Quiznos Franchise Company and others. The cases in Colorado, Wisconsin and Illinois, the earliest of which has been pending since 2006, allege violations of various state and federal laws in connection with the sale and operation of Quiznos franchises. Quiznos denied all claims, and the settlement agreement involves no finding or admission of liability. ...

Arizona Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Mailing Child Pornography (4:34:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert Restuch, 70, of Bullhead City, Ariz., was sentenced today to five years in prison for mailing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Dennis K. Burke. Restuch was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow to serve a lifetime of supervised release following his prison term and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. ...

Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Supply U.S. Fighter Jet Engines to Iran (4:29:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of international arms dealing for decades, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama to conspiracy to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the Untied States to Iran. ...

ASU Seminar: 'Many Facets of Climate Change in Arizona' (4:28:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On February 2, 2005, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed an Executive Order stating that "Arizona and other Western States have particular concerns about the impacts of climate change and climate variability on the environment, including the potential for prolonged drought, severe forest fires, warmer temperatures, increased snowmelt, reduced snow pack and other effects." The Executive Order also recognized that "actions to reduce GHG emissions, including increasing energy efficiency, conserving natural resources and developing renewable energy sources, may have multiple benefits including economic development, job creation, cost savings, and improved air quality." ...

Settlement Reached in Live Event Forward Market Technology Patent Infringement Case (4:00:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

- TTR, Inc and Viagogo, Inc Settle Out of Court - ...

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