In conjunction with standing 42 x 42 AutoLOK™ II U.S. patents and Mexico patents, the Canadian Patent Office has recently awarded Miner a patent on their 42 x 42 AutoLOK II outlet gate.

The AutoLOK II is easy to open and close and stays locked. It features Miner's patented lost-motion mechanism system, which allows the opening force to be applied directly to open the slide door, reducing the risk of gate damage. The AutoLOK II meets all GEAPS and AAR S-233-92 specifications to improve unloading operations in a wide variety of demanding applications.

Because of its enlarged clear opening, the AutoLOK II unloads dried distillers grain (DDG) and dried distillers grain with soluables (DDGS) with ease. Miner also offers a 42 x 52 AutoLOK II to the DDG market.

Miner Enterprises, well known for its engineering and service excellence, is the largest and most experienced gate manufacturer in the world, with over 40 years experience and 750,000 gates in service.

SOURCE Miner Enterprises

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Stahl Cowen Crowley Addis LLC is pleased to announce that it has been selected to serve as counsel for the Non-Union Retiree Committee in the PTC Alliance bankruptcy pending in Delaware.  PTC Alliance is one of the world's largest independent manufacturers of engineered drawn-over-mandrel (DOM) parts used in hydraulic cylinders, tubes and rods for earth moving equipment, mining equipment, agricultural machinery and automobiles.  

The Stahl Cowen team will be led by Jon Cohen and Trent Cornell.  Stahl Cowen has had the unique privilege of representing more salaried employee Retiree Committees than any other firm in the United States, including in the Dana Corporation, Delphi Corporation, Hayes Lemmerz Corporation, Keystone Steel (FV Steel, Inc.), Wagner Castings, and Intermet International bankruptcies. The firm also represents the National Chrysler Retirement Organization in the Chrysler bankruptcy and the GM National Retiree Association in the GM bankruptcy.  Stahl Cowen has formed and has generally represented many VEBAs that have been formed with the settlement or other recoveries obtained by Retiree Committees.  

In addition to its broad bankruptcy practice, Stahl Cowen focuses on serving the needs of business enterprises, including commercial litigation and dispute resolution, employment matters, day-to-day business operation issues, mergers and acquisitions, real estate development and investment, land use projects, corporate and real estate financing, asset protection planning, wealth transfer and charitable and municipal organizations.  The firm's partners, many of whom honed their legal skills at some of Chicago's largest law firms, provide clients with sophisticated legal advice while remaining sensitive to the economic cost of their work.

For further information please call: Jon Cohen or Trent Cornell at 312.641.0060

SOURCE Stahl Cowen Crowley Addis LLC

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For the second year in a row, J. Toby Noblin of Olan Law is named to the prestigious list of  2010 Southern California Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers selects attorneys for the Rising Star list using a rigorous, multiphase process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third-party research to select the 2.5 percent of attorneys in Southern California designated to the list of Southern California Rising Stars. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.

"It means a lot to me that other attorneys have selected me for this honor," says Noblin. "That my peers judge my work to be worthy of being one of the 2.5 percent of the thousands of attorneys eligible to be named to the list is a great honor."

Noblin, a native of Ventura, Calif., graduated cum laude from the University of San Diego with a bachelor of arts in 1996. He earned a juris doctorate from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 2000, passing the California Bar exam that same year.

Beginning his legal career as a defense attorney, Noblin's deep-felt belief that the law should hold corporations accountable for their greed led him to move to the plaintiff bar. Noblin joined Olan Law as a partner in 2007.

The firm represents people from throughout Southern California and Central California who have suffered serious personal injuries or the families of those who have suffered a wrongful death due to the negligence or carelessness of others.

Noblin also represents people in employment cases, especially in discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination actions, as well as insurance bad faith cases.

For more information, contact Noblin at 310-566-0016 or visit www.olanlaw.com.

SOURCE Olan Law

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The following statement of the Attorney General was released today by the U.S. Department of Justice:

"I congratulate the House of Representatives on today's passage of the Fair Sentencing Act. The bill greatly reduces the unwarranted disparity in sentences for crack and powder cocaine offenses, and will go a long way toward ensuring that our sentencing laws are tough, consistent, and fair.

"By sending the bill to the President, the House has taken an important step toward more just sentencing policies while enhancing the ability of law enforcement officials to protect our communities from violent and dangerous drug traffickers.

"This day was long in coming, and I want to express my appreciation to the members of the House and Senate who worked tirelessly to bring about this result. Particular thanks are due to Majority Whip Clyburn, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Conyers and Crime Subcommittee Chairman Scott, and to the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee, including Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Sessions and Senators Durbin and Graham.

"I join them in celebrating this achievement, and look forward to working with them to implement the new law."

SOURCE U.S. Department of Justice

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Silicon Valley- based VeriTainer Corporation, the world leader in crane-mounted maritime security solutions, has received notice of granted patent from the Indonesian Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights for the fundamental crane-mounted scanning patent for Indonesia.

As an island nation, Indonesia relies heavily on maritime trade for economic stability, making it an influential entity in the maritime industry. This patent adds to an already impressive list of international patents obtained by VeriTainer, positioning the company as a dominating force in maritime nuclear detection technology.

"We are extremely pleased to have the fundamental CMS patent in a jurisdiction as important as Indonesia," said John Alioto, CEO of VeriTainer. "Along with Singapore, Taiwan and New Zealand, this marks the 4th international issuance of this patent VeriTainer has received.  Office actions from around the globe indicate that VeriTainer will have the fundamental CMS patent in a great number of other key geographies," Alioto continued.

Along with Indonesia, VeriTainer holds the fundamental CMS patent in Taiwan, New Zealand and Singapore. Two other key patents on VeriTainer's technology, the Company's 4th and 5th evolving out of VeriTainer's Oakland trials in 2007 and 2008, were issued in the United States earlier this year. Those patents have also been filed internationally.  Additionally, VeriTainer has several other unique innovations in its patent program pipeline.

"It has been a very strong 12 months for VeriTainer and our CMS technology," Alioto added.  "In addition to our numerous patent wins, we entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to optimize our CMS technology as we prepare to roll out globally."

About VeriTainer

VeriTainer Corporation is a venture-backed leader in crane-based radiation detection technology for scanning of shipping containers to ensure that the world's ports are free from nuclear terrorism. VeriTainer's patented technology enables scanning of 100 percent of shipping containers, addressing a principal vulnerability of the world's population centers and allowing for rapid scanning of containers entering and exiting ports without disrupting the flow of commerce.

SOURCE VeriTainer Corporation

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