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Fraud
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InsureReinsure
UK: High Thresholds for Fraud and for Overturning a Finding of Fact by a Trial Judge
In Mutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited and others (“the Mutual Group”) v Diane Hendricks and others (“Mr and Mrs Hendricks”) [2013] UKPC 13, the Privy Council found that the Court of…
TortsProf Blog
CT: Attorneys Absolutely Immune During Litigation from Fraud, IIED Claims
A divided Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed yesterday that attorneys are absolutely immune from claims for fraud and IIED for conduct that occurred during litigation. The case involved a series of attorneys…
Defense Litigation Insider
Getting the Facts: House Considers the “Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act” of 2013
By Shaina Rasmussen, Brian Gross
The House of Representatives subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law is currently considering the “Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act.” The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Representatives Blake Farenthold…
Employment Law Worldview
Fraud, Bribery and Corruption – Just Another Day in the Office
Are you the person responsible for compliance with the UK's Bribery Act 2010 in your office? If so, you might not want to read this. Just step away from your…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Falcone Agrees to Two-Year Bar as Associated Person of Investment Adviser
Philip A. Falcone, the CEO of Harbinger Group and Harbinger Capital, and the SEC's Enforcement Division have reached an agreement in principle to settle two SEC enforcement actions, according to a 10-Q…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Claims of deceit will generally not give rise to insurance coverage
No coverage under homeowner policy for claim against vendor for fraudulent misrepresentation leading to sale of home. Chrysanthis v. Ali, [2013] O.J. No. 1239, March 18, 2013, Ontario Superior Court…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should the top 1% get sentenced extra tough for defrauding Social Security?
Main May 6, 2013Should the top 1% get sentenced extra tough for defrauding Social Security? The question in the title of this post is prompted by this notable report of…
Securities Compliance Sentinel
Pleading Scienter Seems To Get Harder And Harder
By Amit Shah
I do not envy any attorney who attempts plead a Section 10b-5 claim. Courts throughout the country have made pleading scienter extremely difficult, and the benefit of any doubt favors…
Criminal
FOLK ART MUSEUM COLLECTION TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION
Ralph Esmerian, jeweler, art collector and former chairman of the now defunct Folk Art Museum in New York City, is currently serving a six-year prison term for wire fraud and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Sometimes a number is just a number, but when the number at issue triggers an enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines, that number matters.”
Main April 26, 2013"Sometimes a number is just a number, but when the number at issue triggers an enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines, that number matters." The title of this…