Legal Eagle Review

Attorney and Advocacy Group to Share $500K Gruber Foundation International Justice Prize

Written by Globe NewsWire
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
New York, New York - The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation today announces that, on the tenth anniversary of the Gruber Prize Program, it will award its 2009 Justice Prize to an individual and an organization for their tireless advocacy of human rights for individuals belonging to oppressed groups that historically have not had an effective voice in, or access to, the justice system:
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Investigation Into Purchase of Axsys Technologies, Inc. by General Dynamics, Corp. Announced

Written by Michael I. Fistel, Jr.
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Atlanta, Georgia - Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC is investigating possible violations of law in connection with a proposed buyout of Axsys Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AXYS) by General Dynamics, Corp. (NYSE:GD) which was announced on June 4, 2009. The announcement indicated that General Dynamics has agreed to purchase the outstanding shares of Axsys Technologies for $54 per share for a total price of approximately $643 million.
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Investigation of Bid to Take Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc. Private Announced

Written by Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Cincinnati, Ohio - The Cincinnati class action law firm of Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC announces that it is investigating potential shareholder claims in connection with Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc.'s ("Pomeroy" or "Company") proposed sale to Hebron LLC - a holding company owned by Pomeroy founder and director David Pomeroy - to acquire all of Pomeroy's outstanding common shares and take the company private.
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Orthopedic Surgery and Care Providers Pay $3.5 Million to Settle Health Care Fraud Case

Written by FBI
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - John C. Richter, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, announced today that orthopedic surgery and care providers have paid $3.5 million to the United States to settle health care fraud claims brought under the federal False Claims Act in a suit styled United States v. Dr. Houshang Seradge et al., Case No. CIV-00-317, filed in Oklahoma City federal court.
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Lucky Litter LLC Pleased to Announce Favorable ScoopFree® U.S. Customs Ruling

Written by BusinessWire
Sunday, 07 June 2009
Chicago, Illinois - Lucky Litter LLC dba Brilliant Pet™ (Lucky Litter), makers of ScoopFree litter boxes and accessories, announced today that U.S. Customs and Border Control (Customs) has ruled that all of its current products - including new SX models of ScoopFree self-cleaning litter boxes, ScoopFree Slide manual litter box, and replacement litter cartridges for both products - can freely enter the United States.
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Federal Appeals Court Rejects FCC's Restrictions on VRS Provider Communications on Deaf Issues

Written by BusinessWire
Sunday, 07 June 2009
Salt Lake City, Utah - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit (Denver, Colorado) announced its unanimous decision that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) speech restrictions on deaf issues violate the First Amendment and are arbitrary and capricious. The court emphasized that the FCC had not even “attempted” to justify how its restrictions could be constitutional under applicable case law.
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Ulta Announces Preliminary Settlement in Securities Class Action Lawsuit

Written by BusinessWire
Sunday, 07 June 2009
Romeoville, Illinois - Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA), today announced that it had reached a preliminary settlement in its class action lawsuit. The Company previously disclosed that a securities class action lawsuit was filed on December 17, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in which the Company and its CEO and CFO were named as defendants.
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