| Judge Delays Fen-Phen Civil Suit
(AP) - A judge has postponed the civil trial of two minority owners of Preakness winner Curlin and a third lawyer who allegedly bilked clients out millions of dollars in a fen-phen lawsuit. In a two-page ruling issued Monday, Special Judge William Wehr postponed the September trial date to decide damages against attorneys William J. Gallion, 56, Shirley A. Cunningham Jr., 52, and Melbourne Mills Jr., 76. Wehr said the civil action would be rescheduled after criminal charges against the men are resolved - a trial in federal court is set to begin in October. Gallion and Cunningham own a 20 percent stake in Curlin, who won the second leg of the Triple Crown in May. The attorneys are being sued by former clients who claim the lawyers took too much money as part of a $200 million fen-phen settlement.
Jack Thrown in Jail
Self-proclaimed pedophile Jack McClellan was arrested in Los Angeles Monday for allegedly violating a restraining order to stay away from children, on the heels of reportedly promising to turn over a new leaf. On Monday afternoon, campus police at the University of California, Los Angeles arrested McClellan after he was allegedly spotted near the Franz Daycare center on campus. "There were children present and he was seen on the other side of a barrier near the center," said university spokeswoman Nancy Greenstein. "So, he was in violation of his restraining order. He is now in a holding cell." She said campus police typically hold suspects in the cell on campus for about four hours, at which point they are turned over to city police. A restraining order initiated recently by Santa Clarita lawyers makes it illegal for McClellan to be within 10 yards of any person under 18 in California.
Berkeley This Week
A Ramble into, through, and above Strawberry Canyon, with guides, at 5:30 p.m. followed by a Farmers' Market Barbeque at 7 p.m. at the Haas Club House, UC Campus. For details call Berkeley Architectural Heritage 841-2242. www.berkeleyheritage.com Peace Meditation & Origami class for all ages with Hiroshima survivor Takashi Tanemori at 7 p.m. at Unity of Berkeley, 2075 Eunice St. Suggested donation $10-$20, no one turned away. 528-8844. Berkeley Women in Black weekly vigil from noon to 1 p.m. at Bancroft and Telegraph. Our focus is human rights in Palestine. 548-6310. Circle Dancing, simple folk dancing with instruction at 7:30 p.m. at Finnish Brotherhood Hall, 1970 Chestnut St at University. Donation of $5 requested. 528-4253. SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 Art Deco Walking Tour of Downtown Berkeley Meet at 11 a.m.
Case against Canton cop in jeopardy
CANTON A judge stopped short of dismissing a criminal charge against a suspended city police officer, but it may be only a matter of time. County prosecutors were wrong to request departmental files on Anthony D. Jackson while they were preparing for his upcoming trial, Stark County Common Pleas Judge Richard D. Reinbold Jr. said Wednesday. More than a year ago, Jackson got into a fight at a Perry Township bar, township police said. He was off-duty at the time and carrying a .40-caliber semiautomatic Glock pistol. No one pressed charges in the fight, but Massillon prosecutors said Jackson, 37, violated a state law that prohibits off-duty police officers from carrying guns in liquor establishments. After a grand jury indicted Jackson, Assistant Stark County Prosecutor Joseph Vance obtained the Canton Police Departments internal affairs file on Jackson, which contained Jacksons statement about the incident.
14-08-2007: MIDF opens limit-up on PNB takeover
PNB had launched the RM1.48 billion at RM1.90 cash per share for the remaining 79.98% stake comprising 776.96 million shares. At RM1.90, it was 40% above the pre-suspension price of RM1.35. Within the first hour, there were 427,400 shares done. At 10am, the share price was at RM1.75, up 40 sen or 29.6%. There were bids for 64.71 million shares.
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Data used to split fees sought
The public and 79 lawyers who worked on a class-action lawsuit over fuel gauge damage caused by tainted Shell gasoline sold in 2004 deserve to know what information U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle considered in deciding how much each lawyer should collect from a $6.87 million pool of fees, a law school professor told a three-judge federal appeals court panel here Thursday. Loyola Law School ethics professor Dane Ciolino, representing several attorneys who suspect they were shortchanged, told the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges that Lemelle did not go far enough last month when he unsealed, at the clients' request, a list showing much each lawyer was paid. To decide whether Lemelle parceled out the money fairly, Ciolino said, his clients also need to see any documents supporting how he came to approve the fee disbursements recommended by five lawyers he named last fall to deal with the issue of fees in the case.
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