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Fraud
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The Fiduciary Litigator
Texas Supreme Court Rules That Trustee Is Not Liable For Fraud In Leasing Minerals Due To “Red Flags” And Express Contradictory Language That Negated Justifiable Reliance
In JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Orca Assets G.P., a trustee leased minerals to a leasee. No. 15-0712, 2018 Tex. LEXIS 250 (Tex. March 23, 2018). That leasee did not…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Illegally Export Defense Articles to Russia
Vladimir Nevidomy, 31, of Hallandale Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty on March 19, to conspiring to illegally export military-grade night vision and thermal vision devices and ammunition primers to Russia. Assistant…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Some Problems, But No Intent to Deceive
Judiciary Law §487 is an ancient part of the common law, so old that it was enacted merely 30 years after the Magna Carta. That's old! Here, in Ehrenkranz v 58…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Free Webinar Protecting Elders From Scams
By rmorgan
The National Center of Law & Elder Rights has announced their next webinar, Legal Basics: Protecting Older Adults Against Fraudulent Schemes and Scams. The webinar is scheduled for April 10,…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Bitcoin + online chain referral = illegal scheme
by Amy Hebert Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Ever get a chain letter in the mail or online? Then you know the drill — you send money to a person at…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Federal Court in New York Enters Preliminary Injunction Against Fraudulent Virtual Currency Scheme
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that the Honorable Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a Preliminary Injunction Order…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Japanese Fiber Manufacturer to Pay $66 Million for Alleged False Claims Related to Defective Bullet Proof Vests
Toyobo Co. Ltd. of Japan and its American subsidiary, Toyobo U.S.A. Inc., f/k/a Toyobo America Inc. (collectively, Toyobo), have agreed to pay $66 million to resolve claims under the False…
Structured Settlements 4Real® Blog
Who is Vetting the Originators of Structured Settlement Derivatives Settlement Planners Are Selling To Lawyers and Their Clients?
By John Darer
by Structured Settlement Watchdog Certain settlement planners have been advocating and continue to advocate placing the funds of injured plaintiffs, including minors, and their lawyers into structured settlement derivatives. Structured…
China Law Blog
China Scam Week, Part 3: The Switched Bank Account Scam
By Dan Harris
[caption id="attachment_31613" align="aligncenter" width="608"] Muster your forces against China scams[/caption] We constantly write about this particular China bank scam because our international lawyers constantly get contacted by smart companies that…
The Right Coast
Donziger Must Pay $814K in RICO Fees to Chevron, Court Says – The Amazon Post
A U.S. federal court in New York has ordered Donziger, mastermind of the Ecuadorian racketeering and fraud scheme against Chevron Corp., to pay the company $813,603 for his share of…