Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein
CHICAGO, March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- In a partial ruling yesterday, Judge Richard Siebel awarded 23 organizations a total of $8.6 million and class counsel slightly more than $2 million in fees and costs in a settlement between McDonald's and the vegetarian community. The remaining $1.4 million is to be re-allocated by mid-May. Reacting to the ruling, Michael B. Hyman, principal with Chicago law firm Much Shelist stated "we still have a 'beef'." Hyman is weighing options for a group of prominent members of the vegetarian community who object to portions of the proposed distribution as violating the terms of the settlement agreement.
Harsco Heckett MultiServ Executive Elected Chairman of National Slag Association
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Harsco Corporation's Heckett MultiServ division announced today that Gene A. Iannazzo, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Heckett MultiServ North America, has been elected chairman of the National Slag Association, the United States' leading trade organization dedicated to promoting effective and environmentally-responsible uses for steel and iron-making slags.
Trivalence Mining Corporation Diamond Sale
VANCOUVER, B.C. March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Trivalence Mining Corporation (TSX Venture Exchange:TMI) (OTCBB:TMIGF) is pleased to report that it completed its second diamond sale of year 2003. Production from the Company's Aredor diamond mine was sold in Antwerp, Belgium. The Aredor sale consisted of four parcels of gem quality diamonds totaling 2,405 carats that sold for US$994,761 for an average of US$414 per carat and one parcel of industrial diamonds totaling 3,819 carats that sold for US$162,310 an average of US$42 per carat. All diamonds in the sale were derived from the Company's 85% owned Aredor alluvial mine in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa.
Northrop Grumman Receives Intel's Prestigious Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Award
DES PLAINES, Ill., March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received Intel Corporation's prestigious 2002 Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) award for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year.
Northrop Grumman Introduces Kester's PureMark 202 Highly Versatile No-Clean Paste
DES PLAINES, Ill., March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced the introduction of PureMark 202 no-clean solder paste by Kester, a business unit of the company's Component Technologies sector. Kester's PureMark 202 is the first all-purpose, no-clean solder paste with in-circuit-test pin-probeable residues and printing capabilities to ultrafine pitch, CSP and 0201 component locations.
The New Moshulu Opens in May with New Operator Who Seeks 150 Employees
PHILADELPHIA, March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Moshulu -- the most unique waterfront restaurant on one of the world's grandest sailing ships -- will re-open on Penn's Landing in Philadelphia on May 1, 2003. Martin Grims, owner of Passerelle and many other restaurants, in partnership with his key management team, has taken over the operation of the Moshulu. The team includes Allan Vanesko, Executive Chef; Bill Bergan, General Manager; and, Ralph Fernandez, Restaurant Chef. They all bring fantastic history to the ship -- from being part of the opening team of the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia to the Pierre Hotel in New York City to running successful restaurants throughout the country.
Condor Gold Corp. Announces Jackrabbit Deposit Identified as Major Gold Depository
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Canada, March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Condor Gold Corp. (Pink Sheets: CDRGF) (the "Corporation") announces that its Jackrabbit Project in Chester, Yeo and Benneweis Townships has now been identified as a major gold depository with (1) significant concentrations of gold (with potential economic concentrations of silver plus copper) as high grade, interfingering veins extending from surface; and (2) a potentially multi-million ounce, geologically inferred, low grade, large tonnage open pittable gold resource (with economic credits from industrial minerals and rare earth elements).
Dobson Communications Corporation
Dobson Communications Announces Dividend On 12 1/4% Preferred Stock
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dobson Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DCEL) today declared a cash dividend on its outstanding 12 1/4% Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock (CUSIP 256072 30 7 and CUSIP 256069 30 3). The dividend will be payable on April 15, 2003 to holders of record at the close of business on April 1, 2003.
Annual General Meeting in ASSA ABLOY AB (publ)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- At today's Annual General Meeting of shareholders in ASSA ABLOY AB, the following members of the board were re-elected: Gustaf Douglas, Georg Ehrnrooth, Per-Olof Eriksson, Sven-Christer Nilsson, Melker Schorling and Carl-Henric Svanberg. Bo Dankis, Lotta Lunden and Patricia O'Driscoll were elected new members of the board. At the Statutory Meeting following the General Meeting, Georg Ehrnrooth was re-elected Chairman of the Board.
Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation
BALTIMORE, March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Law Offices Of Charles J. Piven, P.A. today announced that a securities class action has been commenced on behalf of shareholders who purchased, converted, exchanged or otherwise acquired the common stock of Collins & Aikman Corp. ("CKC") (NYSE:CKC) between August 7, 2001 and August 2, 2002, inclusive (the "Class Period").
