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Fraud
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Canadian Fraud Law
Consent judgment survives bankruptcy
By Ben Sakamoto, Michael Nowina
In Water Matrix Inc. v Carnevale, Justice Sanfilippo found that a consent judgment may survive bankruptcy if it arises from a claim that is based in fraud. This allowed a company…
Drug & Device Law
The Canary in the Coal Mine Isn’t Looking So Good Anymore
This post comes from the Cozen O'Connor side of the blog only. Last year, we favorably cited Canary v. Medtronic, Inc. 2017 WL 1382298 (E.D. Mich. April 18, 2017),…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Fool Me Twice…SEC’s latest Cyber-Fraud ROI Indicates Future Enforcement Against Hacker Victims
By Bill Mateja, Sarah Aberg, Jennifer N. Le
In the aftermath of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) latest Report of Investigation (“Report”) regarding cyberattacks via “spoofed or manipulated electronic communications,” companies should prepare to adjust and update their…
Family Law Prof Blog
Florida Woman Accused of Defrauding 2 Couples
By Family Law
From NBC News: DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida woman is accused of defrauding two sets of would-be parents, telling both that they would adopt her baby.Now 33-year-old Christina Bay is…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
MoneyGram Agrees to Pay $125 Million to Settle Allegations that the Company Violated the FTC’s 2009 Order and Breached a 2012 DOJ Deferred Prosecution Agreement
MoneyGram International, Inc. has agreed to pay $125 million to settle allegations that the company failed to take steps required under a 2009 Federal Trade Commission order to crack down…
China Law Blog
International Scam Perpetrators and Naming Names
By Dan Harris
Our international dispute resolution lawyers get a steady stream of emails from companies seeking help to recover money lost in international scams or just telling us about the scams and…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Malta’s Pilatus Bank Shut Down By European Central Bank
The European Central Bank withdrew the banking licence of Pilatus Bank in Malta, the country’s financial authority reported on Monday. The bank is at the heart of several investigations including money laundering…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
A Modern-Day Beethoven and Government Impersonation Scams
Ludwig von Beethoven, a composer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, almost single-handed change the face of classical music by transitioning it from the Classical to Romantic era. In his…
China Law Blog
The Come to China to Sign the Contract Scam
By Dan Harris
Though we've written about this many times previously, I'm writing about it again today because my law firm's China lawyers have been seeing a lot more of this lately, especially…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Swiss Bank Executive Sentenced to Prison for Role in Billion-Dollar International Money Laundering Scheme Involving Funds Embezzled from Venezuelan State-Owned Oil Company
The former managing director and vice chairman of a Swiss bank was sentenced to 10 years in prison today, after previously pleading guilty for his role in a billion-dollar international…