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Fraud
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Incontestable Blog
“Underhanded” Settlement Tactics Did Not Constitute Fraud
The Southern District of Indiana recently issued a decision reiterating the “steep mountain” plaintiffs must climb to successfully allege common law fraud or cancel a trademark registration based upon fraud.Read…
GovCon & Trade
Criminal Prosecutions of Government Contractors on the Rise
By Todd Overman
I recently co-wrote an article with John Kelly, Lindsey Fetzer and Shuchi Parikh that outlined three recent cases in which the Department of Justice pursued joint criminal and civil action…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
FTC Complaint Offers Lessons for Data Broker Industry
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Two weeks ago, the FTC filed a district court complaint in Arizona against an operation that included three corporations and one individual. While touted as a case against data brokers…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Former District Judge Paul Cassell at center of two big new victim-rights stories
Main January 5, 2015Former District Judge Paul Cassell at center of two big new victim-rights storiesLong-time readers of this blog are surely familiar with the name Paul Cassell, perhaps primarily…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Homeless Man Is A Sham
An apparent street beggar, who became an Internet star after spending $100 donation on food for friends, is a fake. Kevin Nickel, the brother of the homeless man the Internet knows…
The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Breadth of Condo Developer’s Tort Duties
By Kirk Jenkins
In the closing days of its November term, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to review a decision from Division 5 of the First District with potentially significant implications for developers:…
Elder Law Prof Blog
The Fascinating, Troubling Case of In Re Fundamental Long-Term Care Inc.
I have written before about allegations of "bust out schemes" in long-term care companies. The theory is that operators of businesses facing huge obligations, especially obligations arising from court judgments based…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Christmas Gifts and Bankruptcy
By Bryan Fears
For many Americans, overspending is a holiday tradition. According to the National Retail Federation, the average American shopper will spend $804.42 to celebrate this holiday season. For some, this spending…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Delaware Chancery Court Declines to Dismiss Fraud Claims Against Private Equity Fund and Directors
By Mark D. Wood, Mark J. Reyes, Martin Q. Ruhaak
In Great Hill Equity Partners IV, LP v. SIG Growth Equity Fund I, LLLP, the Delaware Court of Chancery denied the defendants' motion to dismiss fraud-based claims made in connection…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Scam Alert–Telephone Scam Aimed at Seniors Sweeping the Country
By Kim Dayton
One of my elder law practioner-friends, Julian Zweber, was called by scammers this week. Julian smelled a rat, and now he's working with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Dept. to track…