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The Perry Krumsiek & Jack Law Blog, published by Perry Krumsiek LLP, covers a variety of legal topics including government mortgage programs like the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), historical legal cases such as those involving Abraham Lincoln, healthcare fraud and abuse issues, and practical aspects of litigation such as e-discovery in patent cases. The blog also touches on expert advice in technology and innovation contexts. It provides insights into legal strategies, regulatory compliance, and procedural developments relevant to both practitioners and individuals navigating complex legal and financial matters.
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The Lincoln Lawyer
Before Abraham Lincoln became our greatest president, he was a great corporate lawyer. And before he was a corporate lawyer, he was a brilliant trial lawyer.
In the 1840s, Lincoln represented a Revolutionary War widow who had been bilked out of…
Healthcare Fraud and Abuse
Healthcare fraud and abuse is skyrocketing, and much of it is slipping by undetected. Timothy Cornell and William Hurlock, of Seiger, Gfeller and Laurie in New York, published the attached article on the problem, and how third party payors can…
Free expert advice
I’ll be an expert at Mass Innovation Night tonight. We’ll be talking about Percussion CM1 Content Management, which helps users manage their social media content directly, Arch Angels Children’s Comfort Insoles, which offers easy inserts for children’s feet,…
Order in the Court
E-discovery has been called the bane of modern litigation. Document requests can easily dig out terabytes of information, and the review requirements for both sides can be backbreaking. Patent cases are particularly prone to enormous discovery.
To winnow the demands…
Whistleblowing in the Wind
When the Dodd-Frank Act’s whistleblower provision was enacted earlier this year, many corporations complained that the law created a fat incentive for insiders to run to the SEC first instead of reporting problem to the company so it could solve the…
Heavy Medal
If someone poses as a medalled hero, does the First Amendment protect them from prosecution?
Surprisingly, the answer may be mixed. If the phony only brags about winning a medal, free speech rights may prevail. But if the phony sports…
Text Education
I have had people produce text messages to me that they think will make their case open-and-shut because they show the other side admitting to their acts.
But a case decided in Pennsylvania last week points up the caution the…
Service With a Smile
You may have heard about the process server who served child support papers on Boston Red Sox pitcher Erik Bedard just before a game last week at Fenway Park. Wearing a Yankees shirt.
“Erik Bedard Served!” he later bragged on…
Raising Money On-Line
We talked earlier about the dangers of raising money through LinkedIn. A Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision this week made it even clearer that governments do not want companies to reach potential investors through websites that are open to the public and…