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The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Cost Plus, Inc. in Connection with the Sale of the Company to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Cost Plus, Inc. ("Cost Plus" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ... Full story
Target Corp., Staples Inc., and OfficeMax, Inc., Among Pencil Importers The Subject of a False Claims Act Case Brought by The Cullen Law Firm, PLLC
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Federal District Court in Washington, DC unsealed a False Claims Act (FCA) case against major retailers accused of ... Full story
The Rosenfarb Law Firm Commences Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf Of Sellers Of Shares Of AOL, Inc.
NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 3, 2012, the Rosenfarb Law Firm filed a class action lawsuit ("Complaint") in the United States District ... Full story
Icahn Issues Statement Regarding Upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Mentor Graphics Corporation
NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Carl C. Icahn today issued the following statement regarding the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders of Mentor Graphics ... Full story
58 Years: Fulfilling the promise of Brown v. Board of Education
NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fifty eight years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued perhaps the most important decision in its history. In ... Full story
Ryan Announces Approval of United States Patent for Innovative Method and System for Extracting Information from Electronic Data Sources
DALLAS, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect tax practice in North America, today announced that the ... Full story
FICO Awarded 17 New Patents For Innovations In Predictive Analytics, Credit Scoring And Fraud Detection
MINNEAPOLIS, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FICO (NYSE: FICO), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced that it has been awarded ... Full story
Carnegie Speech Announces Rapid Q1 2012 Growth
PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Speech, the intelligent language learning company, today announced a significant 85 percent quarter-over-quarter growth in Q1 2012 compared ... Full story
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and FCB I LLC Announce the Issuance of Composition of Matter Patent Covering Testim
MALVERN, Pa. and MAHWAH, N.J., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL) ("Auxilium") and FCB I LLC ("FCB") today announced that the ... Full story
Star Scientific Announces Patent Claims for Synthesis of Anatabine Granted by US PTO
GLEN ALLEN, Va., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGX) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") issued a Notice of ... Full story
Legal Issues
- The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Cost Plus, Inc. in Connection with the Sale of the Company to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
- Target Corp., Staples Inc., and OfficeMax, Inc., Among Pencil Importers The Subject of a False Claims Act Case Brought by The Cullen Law Firm, PLLC
- The Rosenfarb Law Firm Commences Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf Of Sellers Of Shares Of AOL, Inc.
- Icahn Issues Statement Regarding Upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Mentor Graphics Corporation
- 58 Years: Fulfilling the promise of Brown v. Board of Education
- Education Management Corporation Pleased with Court Decision to Dismiss Claim on Plan Design
Patent Law
- Ryan Announces Approval of United States Patent for Innovative Method and System for Extracting Information from Electronic Data Sources
- FICO Awarded 17 New Patents For Innovations In Predictive Analytics, Credit Scoring And Fraud Detection
- Carnegie Speech Announces Rapid Q1 2012 Growth
- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and FCB I LLC Announce the Issuance of Composition of Matter Patent Covering Testim
- Star Scientific Announces Patent Claims for Synthesis of Anatabine Granted by US PTO
- Voip-Pal.Com Inc. Acquires Five Major VoIP Patents Through Acquisition of Digifonica (International) Limited Gibraltar
Risks for the Emerging Market Investor
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