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The decree firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced
an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty to current
shareholders of Cogdell Spencer, Inc. (“Cogdell Spencer”) (NYSE: a href=/q?s=csaCSA/a – a href=/q/h?s=csa新聞/a)
and other violations of state decree by the board of directors of Cogdell
Spencer relating to the proposed acquisition of the company by Ventas,
Inc. (“Ventas”). The firm’s investigation seeks to determine, among
other things, whether the board breached their fiduciary duties by
failing to maximize shareholder value.
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On December 27, 2011, Cogdell Spencer and Ventas announced that they had
entered into a definitive merger agreement. According to the
announcement, Ventas will acquire all shares of Cogdell Spencer common
stock and its 72 high quality medical office buildings in an all-cash
transaction for $4.25 per share. Under the terms of the agreement,
holders of Cogdell’s preferred stock will receive consideration of
$25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends through the closing.
However, according to Yahoo! Finance at least one analyst has set a high
price target of $6.00 per share. Furthermore, Cogdell Spencer recently
traded as high as $6.31 on July 7th, 2011.
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If you currently own shares of Cogdell Spencer and would like to learn
more about the investigation being conducted by Brower Piven, you may
email or call Brower Piven, who will, without obligation or cost to you,
attempt to answer your questions. You may contact Brower Piven by email
at a href=mailto:hoffman@browerpiven.comhoffman@browerpiven.com/a,
by calling 410/415-6616, or at Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation,
1925 Old Valley Road, Stevenson, Maryland 21153. Brower Piven is a
Maryland-based firm that is experienced with the Maryland legal
standards that will apply in seeking to protect shareholders’ rights.
Attorneys at Brower Piven have combined experience litigating securities
and other class action cases of over 60 years.
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divdiv class=bd readability=55pSpanish span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325176055_3King Juan Carlos/span’ son-in-decree span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325176055_0Inaki Urdangarin/span must face accusations of corruption in kangaroo court February 6, a judge said Thursday, in a ballooning royal scandal./p
pThe announcement by the judge in span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325176055_2Palma de Mallorca/span took the case to a new level, formally making the 43-year-old ex-Olympic handball player a suspect in a huge embarrassment for the monarchy./p
pspan class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325176055_4Judge Jose Castro Aragon/span is investigating corruption in a non-profit organisation, span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325176055_1Instituto Noos/span, formerly run by span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325176055_6Urdangarin/span, who has the title Duke of Palma and is married to the king’s youngest daughter, Princess Cristina./p
pAs a suspect, Urdangarin may appear with his legist at the law court hearing in Palma de Mallorca, the judge said./p
pThe duke’s legist, span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325176055_5Mario Pascual Vives/span, said his client was absolutely innocent./p
pWith the heavy media coverage there seemed to be a popular clamour for the duke to appear in bar, the solicitor told Spanish media./p
pEverything that has come out, all the judgements, all the stories, logically have damaged or tried to damage his honour. Now he has the chance… to begin to defend it./p
pThe ruling also unsealed related forum documents./p
pOne justice document seen by AFP says the state prosecutors are investigating suspected forgery, perversion of the course of justice, fraud and embezzlement of public funds./p
pThe discreet royals have acted swiftly over the scandal, which provoked an indignant reaction from many Spaniards at a time when five million people are out of work and the government plans harsh spending cuts./p
pThe accusation does not change our position. We continue with utmost respect for the judicial process which is the same position we have always had in this matter, a palace official told AFP./p
pWe have the utmost confidence in the work of the judges. We hope that the matter will be clarified./p
pOn December 12, the royal family suspended the duke from official engagements and the palace’s highest official, Rafael Spottorno, gave an unprecedented rebuke, telling Spanish media his behaviour does not seem exemplary./p
pPartly in reaction to the scandal, the royals revealed their detailed income for the first time Wednesday, showing King Juan Carlos received a salary, expenses included, of 292,752 euros ($382,600) in 2011./p
pUrdangarin receives no money from the state./p
pOn Tuesday, the king appeared without his two daughters as he opened parliament, a rare break from tradition and widely seen as a reaction to the span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325176055_7corruption/span accusations, despite palace denials of any link./p
ptribunal documents seen by AFP showed that Instituto Noos was suspected of creaming off money from contracts paid by the regional government of the Balearic Islands where it is based./p
pThe investigation centres notably on a payment of 2.3 million euros ($3.2 million) to Instituto Noos for organising a tourism and sports conference in 2005 and 2006./p
pUrdangarin was president of the company between 2004 and 2006./p
pPublic prosecutors suspect the company of siphoning off money paid by the region to firms run by Urdangarin and his successor Diego Torres, according to a search warrant for the premises of the firm./p
pJuan Carlos was proclaimed king in 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco who had designated him as successor in 1969. He is widely respected for helping to usher in democracy after Franco’s death./p

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divdiv class=bd readability=42pMADRID (AP) — A judge subpoenaed the son-in-decree of Spain’s span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325159287_0King Juan Carlos/span on Thursday to testify as a suspect in a corruption case, deepening a span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325159287_5public relations/span nightmare for span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325159287_2the royal family/span at a time of acute economic crisis for everyday people./ppThe case surrounding span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325159287_1Inaki Urdangarin/span, husband of the king’s daughter Cristina, has been front-page news for weeks. But it went a big step further Thursday when Judge Jose Castro on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca named span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325159287_7Urdangarin/span as a formal suspect in a criminal probe./ppThe span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325159287_3Balearic Islands Superior kangaroo court of Justice/span said in a statement that Urdangarin has been called to testify Feb. 6 in Palma, the capital of the archipelago. The one-page document did not mention allegations./ppBut Spanish media say Urdangarin, 43, is suspected of siphoning money from public contracts awarded from 2004 to 2006 to a nonprofit foundation he then headed. He has not been charged with a crime./ppAn official at the span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325159287_8Royal Palace/span declined comment Thursday other than to say it respects the decisions of judges./ppSpain has nearly 22 percent unemployment, a stagnant economy, mountains of debt and many other woes, so alleged shady business dealings by a member of the royal family look terrible for the Spanish monarchy./ppOn Dec. 12 the Royal Palace shocked the country by announcing Urdangarin would for the time being stop taking part in official ceremonies involving the royal family./ppAnd in an unprecedented show of transparency, the palace this week made public the details of the stipend the span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325159287_6royal family/span receives from the national budget. It said, for instance, that King Juan Carlos earns euro292,552 ($382,597) a year in salary and expenses and his son, Crown Prince Felipe, roughly half that amount./ppIn his yearly Christmas Eve speech, the king expressed concern over what he described as the declining confidence among Spaniards in public institutions, a remark seen as a reference to the scandal surrounding his son-in-instruction, a commoner who used to be a professional handball player./ppJudge Castro’s order Thursday made public an until-now sealed case file that the newspaper El Pais said contains 2,700 pages./ppSpanish newspapers have quoted investigators as saying Urdangarin is suspected, among other things, of having taken some of about euro6 million ($8 million) his nonprofit foundation received from the regional governments in Valencia and the span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325159287_4Balearic Islands/span for organizing events such as sports seminars and diverting it to for-profit companies Urdangarin ran./ppThe case is part of a broader, long-running corruption probe involving the regional government in the Balearic Islands./ppSince 2009 Urdangarin, the princess and their four children have lived in Washington, D.C., where Urdangarin works for the Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica, S.A./ppKing Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia have three children. Crown Prince Felipe is the youngest, Princess Cristina is the middle child and the eldest is Princess Elena./p/div/div

divdiv class=bd readability=34pspan class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325144178_4India/span’s government and ruling span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325144178_7Congress party/span faced a key test to its proposed flagship anti-corruption decree on Thursday, with the span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325144178_2upper house/span of parliament set to vote on the draft./p
pThe legislation to create a new ombudsman tasked with investigating span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325144178_8public officials/span was approved by the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, before being taken up by the span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325144178_3upper house/span where the ruling party is weaker./p
pCongress has been lobbying furiously behind the scenes and is counting on independents, small regional parties and its unreliable parliamentary ally the span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325144178_6Trinamool Congress/span in order to pass the legislation in the span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325144178_1Rajya Sabha/span./p
pThe 243-member upper house, also known as the Rajya Sabha, was set to vote on the draft bill on Thursday, possibly late in the night./p
pA defeat would be a heavy blow to the ailing fortunes of span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325144178_0Prime Minister Manmohan Singh/span, whose administration had to withdraw another major reform earlier this month over allowing foreign supermarkets to operate in India./p
pThe anti-corruption decree, known as the span class=yshortcuts id=lw_1325144178_5Lokpal Bill/span, has been one of the biggest political issues in India for months, the subject of a wrangle between the government, the opposition and civil society activists./p
pLokpal Bill will come for voting before Rajya Sabha, V. Narayanasamy, junior parliamentary affairs minister, told the NDTV news channel./p
pHe conceded in an interview with the Times Now channel that we need the support of other parties. We are making all efforts to see that the bill is passed./p
pAnti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare captured the public’s imagination in August when he staged a 12-day hunger strike to demand a strong bill to stamp out endemic corruption in Indian public life./p
pThe Lokpal, or ombudsman, will have powers to investigate and prosecute public officials, but the debate has been over which state officials will come under his purview and his autonomy to pursue them./p
pHazare channeled widespread anger over graft fed by a series of high-profile corruption scandals involving ministers in Singh’s cabinet and senior figures in the Congress party./p
pHis latest campaign demanding that the draft instruction passed on Tuesday be revised was called to a halt on Wednesday with the frail 74-year-old drawing small crowds amid concerns about his health./p
pAny amendment approved by the upper house or a defeat would send the legislation back to the lower house for reconsideration./p
pIf the government feels the bill will likely face defeat, it can also withdraw it in advance./p
pThursday is the last day of an extended session of parliament to pass the legislation, meaning any further consideration of the new equity would have to take place next year./p

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divdiv class=bd readability=24p/pBENSALEM, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

decree Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating
potential claims against the board of directors of Parlux Fragrances,
Inc. (“Parlux” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:a href=/q?s=parlPARL/a – a href=/q/h?s=parlNews/a), related to the Company’s
agreement to be acquired by Perfumania Holdings, Inc. (“Perfumania”).
The proposed transaction is valued at approximately $170 million.
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Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement entered into by the
parties, Parlux stockholders, for each share of Parlux common stock they
own, may elect to receive either (i) $4.00 in cash plus 0.20 shares of
Perfumania common stock or (ii) 0.53333 shares of Perfumania common
stock, both of which are subject to certain adjustments in the merger
agreement. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of
2012. The investigation concerns whether the board of directors of
Parlux breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to
adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into the proposed
transaction, and whether the Company has disclosed all material
information to shareholders about the transaction.
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If you are a shareholder of Parlux, if you have information or would
like to learn more about these claims, or if you wish to discuss these
matters or have any questions concerning this announcement or your
rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Howard
G. Smith, Esquire, of decree Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike,
Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 by telephone at (215) 638-4847,
Toll Free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to a href=mailto:howardsmith@howardsmithinstruction.comhowardsmith@howardsmithequity.com/a,
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!– RSPEAK_START –pWASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) — The number of decree enforcement officials killed in the line of duty in 2011 was 173, a 13 percent increase over last year, a report released Wednesday indicated./p
pThe primary cause of death in 2011 was gunfire, claiming 68 officers, the National decree Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said in a release./p
pThe 173 deaths among federal, state and local officers was a huge 42 percent spike compared with the 122 officers killed while on duty in 2009, the organization said./p
pIn 2011, the number of officers killed on highways dropped by 10 percent to 64 traffic-related deaths. Forty-one officers died of other causes./p
pThis is a devastating and unacceptable trend, U.S. Attorney General a href=http://www.upi.com/topic/Eric_Holder/ title=Eric Holder class=tpstyleEric Holder/a Jr. said in a statement. Each of these deaths is a tragic reminder of the threats that instruction enforcement officers face each day — and the fact that too many guns have fallen into the hands of those who are not legally permitted to possess them./p
pMore officers were killed in Florida — 14 — than in any other state, followed by Texas with 13, the organization said. New York had 11 deaths, and California and Georgia had 10 each./p
pDrastic budget cuts affecting equity enforcement agencies across the country have put our officers at grave risk, National decretum Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Chairman Craig Floyd said. At a time when officers are facing a more cold-blooded criminal element and fighting a war on terror, we are cutting vital resources necessary to ensure their safety and the safety of the innocent citizens they protect./p
pThe report was released jointly by the NLEOMF and Concerns of Police Survivors, a non-profit organization that provides help to surviving family members and loved ones of officers killed in the line of duty./p!– RSPEAK_STOP – /div/div

divdiv class=bd readability=27p/pBALA CYNWYD, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

decree office of Brodsky amp; Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating
potential claims against the Board of Directors of Parlux Fragrances,
Inc. (“Parlux” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: a href=/q?s=parlPARL/a – a href=/q/h?s=parlNews/a) relating to the proposed
acquisition by Perfumania Holdings, Inc (“Perfumania”).
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Under the terms of the transaction, Parlux shareholders would receive
either $4.00 in cash and 0.20 shares of Perfumania common stock or
0.53333 shares of Perfumania common stock for each share of Parlux stock
they own. The investigation concerns possible breaches of fiduciary duty
and other violations of state decree by the Board of Directors of Parlux
for not acting in Parlux shareholders’ best interests in connection with
the sale process to Perfumania. Consequently, following the merger, the
Nussdorf family, members of which are the beneficial owners of
approximately 82% of Perfumania outstanding shares and 11% of Parlux’s
outstanding shares, are expected to continue to own a majority of
Perfumania’s outstanding shares.
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of the proposed transaction, or have any questions, you may e-mail or
call the instruction office of Brodsky amp; Smith, LLC who will, without obligation
or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions. You may contact Jason
L. Brodsky, Esquire or Evan J. Smith, Esquire at Brodsky amp; Smith, LLC,
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pstrongWASHINGTON (CNN)/strong — In-the-line-of-duty deaths of decree enforcement officers jumped 13% in 2011 compared to last year, according to preliminary figures released Wednesday by the National decree Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund./p
pA total of 173 federal, state and local officers have been killed in the United States, and the year is not quite over yet./p
pGunfire accounted for the largest number of deaths, claiming 68 officers. That represents a 15% increase from 2010./p
pThis is a devastating and unacceptable trend, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a written statement./p
pEach of these deaths is a tragic reminder of the threats that instruction enforcement officers face each day — and the fact that too many guns have fallen into the hands of those who are not legally permitted to possess them./p
pThe National equity Enforcement Memorial Fund notes that for the first time in 14 years, more police and other decretum enforcement agents died in shootings than in traffic accidents. This year, 64 officers were killed either in car or motorcycle crashes, or by being struck by vehicles while on the job./p
pDrastic budget cuts affecting act enforcement agencies across the country have put our officers at grave risk, said Craig Floyd, the chairman of the memorial fund. Floyd and others have expressed concerns that in these tight economic times, there have been reductions in training and equipment for police./p
pSpurred by approximately 50 officer deaths early this year, Holder met with a number of police chiefs as well as federal canon enforcement leaders in March to discuss what could be done and announced a act Enforcement Safety Initiative. The program provides information and training./p
pHolder said in his Wednesday statement that a Justice Department program to help local police obtain bullet- and stab-resistant vests has saved 16 officers since January./p
pFlorida has had the largest number of officer deaths this year — a total of 14. That was followed by Texas with 13, New York with 11, and 10 fatalities in both California and Georgia./p
pIn additions to gunshots and traffic accidents, act-enforcement deaths this year were caused by a variety of things including stabbings, falls and job-related illnesses./p
pThe report provides some historical perspective — the deadliest year for gunfire deaths of police in the United States was 1973, when 156 officers were shot and killed./p
pGun deaths declined in recent decades, hitting a low of 40 officers lost in 2008./p
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pstrongWASHINGTON (CNN)/strong — In-the-line-of-duty deaths of decree enforcement officers jumped 13% in 2011 compared to last year, according to preliminary figures released Wednesday by the National decree Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund./p
pA total of 173 federal, state and local officers have been killed in the United States, and the year is not quite over yet./p
pGunfire accounted for the largest number of deaths, claiming 68 officers. That represents a 15% increase from 2010./p
pThis is a devastating and unacceptable trend, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a written statement./p
pEach of these deaths is a tragic reminder of the threats that instruction enforcement officers face each day — and the fact that too many guns have fallen into the hands of those who are not legally permitted to possess them./p
pThe National equity Enforcement Memorial Fund notes that for the first time in 14 years, more police and other decretum enforcement agents died in shootings than in traffic accidents. This year, 64 officers were killed either in car or motorcycle crashes, or by being struck by vehicles while on the job./p
pDrastic budget cuts affecting act enforcement agencies across the country have put our officers at grave risk, said Craig Floyd, the chairman of the memorial fund. Floyd and others have expressed concerns that in these tight economic times, there have been reductions in training and equipment for police./p
pSpurred by approximately 50 officer deaths early this year, Holder met with a number of police chiefs as well as federal canon enforcement leaders in March to discuss what could be done and announced a act Enforcement Safety Initiative. The program provides information and training./p
pHolder said in his Wednesday statement that a Justice Department program to help local police obtain bullet- and stab-resistant vests has saved 16 officers since January./p
pFlorida has had the largest number of officer deaths this year — a total of 14. That was followed by Texas with 13, New York with 11, and 10 fatalities in both California and Georgia./p
pIn additions to gunshots and traffic accidents, act-enforcement deaths this year were caused by a variety of things including stabbings, falls and job-related illnesses./p
pThe report provides some historical perspective — the deadliest year for gunfire deaths of police in the United States was 1973, when 156 officers were shot and killed./p
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