Topic
Fraud
3,060 published works
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Fraud Prevention System Credited with $820 Million in Medicare Savings to Date
CMS has announced that its Fraud Prevention System identified or prevented $820 million in inappropriate Medicare payments during its first three years, including $454 million in 2014 alone. The Fraud Prevention…
Global Insurance Blog
UK: Update on insurance fraud – ABI points to crackdown on fraudulent claims
On 13 July 2015, the Association of British Insurers (the "ABI") published a news release revealing that insurers uncovered around 350 fraudulent claims per day in 2014. The ABI calculates…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Carlos Gomez-Jara Diez, Honest Services Fraud as a Criminal Breach of Fiduciary Duties: A Comparative Law…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Evil doc gets 45 years in the federal pen for fraudulent cancer treatments
Main July 10, 2015Evil doc gets 45 years in the federal pen for fraudulent cancer treatmentsI noted in this prior post about his upcoming sentencing, I used the term evil…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Fraud and Fiduciary Duty Claims Survive Against Seller of Business
In an article for the current issue of the Delaware Business Court Insider, I discussed a recent opinion by the Delaware Court of Chancery that denied a motion to dismiss claims…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) gets serious
Reports suggest that the SFO is currently investigating and prosecuting serious allegations of complex fraud and corruption. The announcement this spring that the SFO had started an investigation into the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
You be the judge: what federal sentence for evil cancer doctor?
Main July 7, 2015You be the judge: what federal sentence for evil cancer doctor? A few weeks ago, I was discussing with my kids whether they thought some humans were…
Legal Profession Blog
“Meant To Be Rich”
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has accepted an attorney 's resignation.Such an action is "tantamount to disbarment."NewsOK had this report A Delaware County attorney known for saying to her friends she “was…
GovCon & Trade
Business Owner Sentenced for Fraudulent “Pass-Through” Contract Scheme
By Todd Overman
Recently, U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Wesley Burnett of Hermosa Beach, California to 42 months in prison followed by three years supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire…
Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog
Scientific Articles and The Retraction Epidemic
By Schiff Hardin Product Liability and Mass Torts
Warning: That scientific article you just read may be completely bogus. Scientific articles can be retracted for numerous reasons - errors in data, errors in calculation, plagiarism, duplication of publication,…