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Fraud
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Litigation Finance Journal
Litigation Funder Arrested in Slip-and-Fall Fraud Scheme
By John Freund
A fifth member of a slip-and-fall fraud ring was arrested and charged in a Manhattan Federal Court. The scheme, which amounts to more than $30 million, appears to have begun…
Litigation Finance Journal
Did Girardi Keese’s Creditors Know About the Fraud?
By John Freund
Legal troubles for Tom Girardi and his wife, reality star Erika Jayne of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, are still mounting. Now there’s word that a bankruptcy trustee will…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
DOJ Announces Cybersecurity Enforcement Initiative Targeting Federal Contractors
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian, Maya Atrakchi
Last week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the launch of its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (“the Initiative”) aimed at combating “new and emerging cyber threats to the security of sensitive…
Litigation Finance Journal
Multiple Class Action Lawyers Face Allegations of Fraud
By John Freund
Two barristers and two solicitors are under fire for allegedly misappropriating at least $19 million in fees relating to the Banksia class action. Barristers Norman O’Bryan and Michael Symons will…
Construction Industry Counselor
Massachusetts Federal Court: Contractor and Contractor's Owner Personally Liable for Fraud and Conversion for Failing to Pay Subcontractor; Contractor Also Liable for Millions Resulting From Termination for Cause
By Publisher
A recent decision from the United States District Court for Massachusetts held a contractor and its owner personally liable for failing to pay a subcontractor and held that the contractor…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Contractor Fights Back Against Tower Hill and US Forensic
By Chip Merlin
Steve Badger and I had a rematch debate yesterday at the TAPIA Conference in Kerrville, Texas.1 There were some topics that we agreed were “juicy,” with attorneys getting unilateral agreements…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC Charges Hemp Company and Co-Founders With Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged CanaFarma Hemp Products Corp. and its co-founders with fraudulently raising approximately $15 million from investors, and misappropriating a significant portion of the investor…
Elder Law Prof Blog
New Brief on COVID Scams
By rmorgan
The Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center (APS-TARC) released a new brief, COVID-19 Fraud and Scams: What APS Needs to Know. Noting the pandemic causes greater use of technology,…
Religion Clause
Huntsman’s Fraud Claim Against Mormon Church Dismissed
In Huntsman v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (CD CA, Sept. 10, 2021), a California federal district court dismissed a fraud suit brought…
Global Workplace Insider
Gestionnaire du syndicat UES 800 condamné à neuf mois de prison pour avoir fraudé son employeur pour 225 000 $
Avez-vous les mécanismes en place au sein de votre entreprise pour prévenir et identifier promptement d’éventuels actes frauduleux de la part de vos employés? Les faits de l’affaire R. c.…