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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Judge Rules on Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint in BP Securities Litigation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
On February 6, Judge Keith Ellison in the Southern District of Texas granted in part and denied in part defendants' motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint in MDL No.…
The Faculty Lounge
Free speech and the rating agencies
Now that the United States has sued Standard and Poor's over the subprime mortgage fiasco, see The S&P Lawsuit, it will be interesting to see whether S & P will…
SDNY Blog
Judge Stein Dismisses Case Brought By Iraq Against Companies Accused of Manipulating the U.N. Oil-For-Food Program
In a decision yesterday, Judge Stein ruled that the government of Iraq could not recover against dozens of companies accused of manipulating the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program. The program “was designed…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Feds seeking upward departure for local comptroller engaged in long-time fraud
Main February 7, 2013Feds seeking upward departure for local comptroller engaged in long-time fraud As detailed in this Chicago Tribune article, federal prosecutors have found a white-collar case in which…
Milwaukee Business Lawyer Blog
WDFI Warns of Corporate Records Service Scam
The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions has said in a news release on Thursday that numerous business owners have been receiving a solicitation for information and credit card numbers to…
Personal Injury Law Journal
What Constitutes Fraud in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation?
Fraud is a hot topic in workers' compensation, not only in New Jersey, but across the country. If you are found to be guilty of fraud in New Jersey, you…
SDNY Blog
Chevron Moves for Summary Judgment in Case Challenging $18 Billion Ecuadorian Judgment
Yesterday, Chevron moved for summary judgment in its RICO and fraud case against a group of Ecuadoran citizens (called the “LAPs” in the papers) and a New York lawyer who…
PropertyProf Blog
Is a Seller Required to Disclose a Home’s Bloody Past?
By propertyprof
Yahoo! News picks up on a case bubbling up through the Pennsylvania courts:A Pennsylvania woman has appealed to the state Supreme Court in her suit against a home seller and…
California Litigation Blog
The Pendergrass Rule Is Dead.
By Jeff Huron
This month the California Supreme Court overruled Bank of America v. Pendergrass (1935) 4 Cal.2d 258 (Pendergrass). Seventy-five years ago, the Pendergrass court held that the fraud exception to the…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Stanford Receiver Can Recover Interest Payments for Net Winners
The Texas federal district court that has exclusive jurisdiction over the receivership estate of R. Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme recently held that the receiver could avoid interest payments made to…