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Fraud
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South Florida Trial Practice
Broken Promises: Not Actionable Fraud in Florida
I previously blogged on the continuing existence of the independent tort doctrine in Florida. In lawsuits between parties who bargained for their remedies in a contract, the independent tort doctrine…
Legal Profession Blog
Trailblazer Reprimanded
A reprimand has been imposed by the Tribunal Hearing Division of the Upper Canada Law Society on these agreed facts. Ms. An is an experienced criminal defence lawyer. In 2013, she…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
No Judiciary Law 487 Claim Here…But Why?
Dec v BFM Realty, LLC 2017 NY Slip Op 05936 Decided on August 2, 2017 Appellate Division, Second Department. Summary judgment is granted below, and the AD affirms. In a…
Organizational Integrity Group Blog
Materiality Part I: Distinguishing Important Representations from the Minor or Insubstantial
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a five-part series on how U.S. district courts and courts of appeal have applied the materiality standard set forth in Universal Health Services,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“White-Collar Showdown”
Main August 9, 2017"White-Collar Showdown"The title of this post is the title of this essay recently posted to SSRN and authored by Mihailis Evangelos Diamantis. Here is the abstract: The…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Government Contractor Sentenced to 60 Months for His Participation in Bribery Conspiracy
Joseph P. Allen, a former owner of a government contracting company that serviced the Military Sealift Command (MSC) was sentenced to 60 months in prison, and to pay a $15,000…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
No Judiciary Law 487 Claim; No Explanation
Dec v BFM Realty, LLC 2017 NY Slip Op 05936 Decided on August 2, 2017 Appellate Division, Second Department is a legal malpractice and fraud case dismissed (after a number of…
Healthcare Law Blog
Recent Department of Justice Crackdown on Fraud and Abuse
By Jordan Grushkin, Matthew Goldman
As reported by the New York Times in an article dated July 13, 2017, in an effort to crack down on fraud and abuse, and with a particular focus on…
Consumer Finance Monitor
FTC enforcement under new leadership to focus on consumer harm, fraud
Based on a Law360 article reporting on an interview with Thomas Pahl, the Acting Director of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, it appears that under its new leadership, the…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud U.S. With Fake Tax Refunds
A Canadian man pleaded guilty today in Rochester, New York to conspiring to defraud the United States and stealing government funds, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg…