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Fraud
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SDNY Blog
Judge Stein Concludes Security “Holders” Cannot Bring Fraud Claims Under New York Law, Dismisses Case Against Citi
In an opinion today, Judge Stein dismissed a case accusing Citibank of fraud and negligent misrepresentation for understating its exposure to mortgage-backed securities. He dismissed the case because the plaintiffs…
China Law Blog
China Fraud Season Starts Early This Year
By Dan Harris
In China Payment Fraud, we wrote how it has "become somewhat of a December tradition to write about China payment scams in December because history shows this is the biggest…
Education Law Prof Blog
Nevada Investigates ‘Statistically Improbable Test Scores’ in School Cheating Investigation
A Las Vegas elementary school joins those in Atlanta and D.C. in facing an investigation into “statisticallyimprobable test scores,” according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Last week, the Nevada attorney general’s officesubpoenaed…
PropertyProf Blog
Property is Power, or How to Claim a Country (Estate)
By propertyprof
Adam Clulow, writing for The Atlantic, highlights the wonderfully weird criminal case against Lamont Maurice Butler. Butler was recently charged with conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary, and attempted theft for…
Education Law Prof Blog
State AGs Preparing to Sue For-Profit Education Companies; the Feds are Watching Too
California Attorney General Kamala Harris’s counterparts may be preparing to do what California did last week: take on the major for-profit education companies for fraud. David Halperin, counsel for Public.Resource.Org,…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Employers Beware Part 2: Bank Employee Indicted For Theft Of Almost $1 Million
Earlier this week, I posted about the dangers of employees stealing money from their employers. On October 9, 2013, Bonny Jean Carter, 61, was indicted for bank fraud and money laundering. …
Alabama Employment Law Report
Employers Beware: Employee Criminal Conduct Is Not Good
In the past, I have posted on numerous occasions about criminal conduct and how it impacts employers and employees. You can search my blog by using the word "criminal" to find…
Quiat on Claims
A New “Poster Girl” For Insurers
Disability defense has a new "poster girl".
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Fired for lying about a work injury
By Mike Helfand
If you’re fired for lying about your work injury, it doesn’t necessarily mean you lose your benefits. Often, they are two separate questions. First, there are rules about getting fired…
Education Law Prof Blog
No Tax Dollar Left Behind: Why Cyber Charters Continue to Thrive Despite Poor Results
In a recent post about the federal indictment of Nicholas Trombetta, the founder of Pennsylvania’s largest cyber school, Derek said that “the incentives for bad behavior, whether it be fraud or…