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The first of two Fairfax County teenagers accused of punching out the teeth of another teen last Christmas Eve was sentenced yesterday to 20 days in juvenile detention.
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Kenneth Stewart Rollins Sr., 88, a retired auditor with the General Accounting Office who was an advocate for the C&O Canal, died Oct. 13 of heart disease at the Kensington Park retirement community.
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A Southeast Washington woman accused of killing her four daughters was ordered transferred from the D.C. jail to St. Elizabeths Hospital yesterday for a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether she is mentally fit for trial.
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Thousands of lawyers from both political parties are expected to descend on polling places in Virginia and other battleground states Tuesday in what party officials say will be one of the most intense and comprehensive efforts to guard against Election Day malfeasance and get supporters to the polls.
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 31, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. (http://www.nasd-law.com) announced today that it filed two more arbitration claims against Morgan Keegan and Regions Financial Corp. with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's ("FINRA") Office of Dispute Resolution. The Claims seek to recover damages sustained in four closed end funds, RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund (NYSE:RHY), RMK High Income Fund (NYSE:RMH), RMK Advantage Income Fund (NYSE:RMA) and RMK Strategic Income Fund (NYSE:RSF), and one open ended fund, RMK Select Intermediate Bond Fund, Class C (RIBCX).
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NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A., www.nasd-law.com, announced today that it filed two more securities arbitration claims against Charles Schwab (Nasdaq:SCHW) with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's ("FINRA") Office of Dispute Resolution. The claims were filed on behalf of investors who purchased Schwab's YieldPlus Select Fund (Nasdaq:SWYSX) and Schwab's YieldPlus Fund (Nasdaq:SWYPX). The Claimants alleged that they purchased the YieldPlus Funds as alternatives to money market funds, where they sought income with little to no risk. Instead, the value of their investments has experienced significant declines.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A lower court should be able to resolve a challenge to President Bush’s authority to detain the only suspected enemy combatant held on U.S. soil, the federal government said in a brief filed Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 31, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On September 5, 2008, Federman & Sherwood filed the first securities class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma against Quest Energy Partners, L.P. (Nasdaq:QELP), Quest Resource Corporation (Nasdaq:QRCP) and Quest Energy GP, LLC. Several additional cases were filed since that date against one or more of the Quest entities. Federman & Sherwood advises that the parties have agreed to the consolidation of all pending securities lawsuits involving all Quest companies. However, there are still two (2) days remaining for individual investors who would like to be considered as a lead plaintiff in the consolidated action (Tuesday, November 4, 2008) to contact Federman & Sherwood to move the Court for appointment as a lead plaintiff in this case. The Complaints allege violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Exchange Act, as well as Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act.
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ATLANTA, Oct. 31, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Law Firm of James A. Dunlap Jr. & Associates LLC (http://www.jamesdunlaplaw.com) announced that is has filed arbitration claims against Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's ("FINRA") Office of Dispute Resolution. The claims being filed are for losses sustained in the Regions Morgan Keegan Bond Funds (Stock Symbol: RHY, RMA, RMH, RSF, MKHIX, MKIBX, RHICX, RHIIX, RIBCX, RIBIX.).
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 31, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The securities law firms Blum & Silver, LLP (www.stockattorneys.com) and Sallah & Cox, LLC (http://www.sallahcox.com) announce that they have been retained to represent investors who suffered losses at UBS as a result of losses in Lehman notes and Lehman preferred shares.
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