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Fraud
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Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery lets investment firm press claim it was duped into buying I.T. company
This post was prepared by Frank Reynolds, who has been following Delaware corporate law, and writing about it for various legal publications, for over 30 years. The Chancery Court recently…
Government Contracting Matters
Beware Rogue Employees with a Taste for Fraud
As if more evidence were needed, a recent Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment provides another reminder of the importance of an effective compliance program—and the potential costs to contractors if…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Pair accused of identity theft and fraud
If you drive about 18 miles southwest of Chicago, you will arrive in the Village of Homer Glen. A pair of men were recently arrested there after a two-year investigation…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Pair accused of identity theft and fraud
If you drive about 18 miles southwest of Chicago, you will arrive in the Village of Homer Glen. A pair of men were recently arrested there after a two-year investigation…
Drug & Device Law
SDNY Dismisses Contraceptive Case on Grounds of Preemption and Failure to Plead Fraud
We are not surprised that some readers dissented from our judgment last week that the Billions series is trash, albeit fun trash. We should be accustomed to this sort of…
Global Trade Law Blog
Another COVID-19 Enforcement Tool: Money Laundering Law
By A. Joseph Jay, III, David Douglass
This article originally appeared on Law360 on June 9. The novel coronavirus and resulting global health pandemic and economic crisis created a perfect storm for bad actors to engage in…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
DOJ Briefs Senate Committee on Its Efforts to Fight COVID-19 Scams
This week, Department of Justice officials appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. They described steps DOJ is taking to detect, investigate, and prosecute COVID-19 scams. The two officials were Associate…
Trade Secrets Trends
Faulty Jury Instruction Wipes Out $740 Million Verdict
By Mena Gaballah, PharmD, Joshua M. Rychlinski
On June 3, 2020, the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas overturned a jury verdict awarding HouseCanary, Inc. (“HouseCanary”) $740 million in damages for trade secret theft and fraud against…
Employer Perspectives
Pension scheme transfers – should employers be concerned?
As the economic downturn bites, we are likely to see an increase in transfers out of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. Reports suggest there has already been an uptick in…
Paul Porvaznik – Business Litigator
Discovery Screw-Up Not Enough To Sustain Negligence Claim – 7th Cir.
Nixing an $8M Federal jury verdict, the Seventh Circuit recently held, among other things, that a discovery rule violation cannot undergird a negligent misrepresentation claim. The plaintiffs in Turubchuk v.…