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Fraud
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Texas Bankruptcy Blog
How to Lose Everything and Go to Jail
By Bryan Fears
Ex-baseball player Lenny Dykstra was recently sentenced by a federal court for bankruptcy fraud. Dykstra, once a star player for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, was ordered confined…
E. coli Blog
FreshPoint Lettuce Served at Canadian KFC and Taco Bell Sicked 28 with E. coli
By Bill Marler
A total 28 E. coli O157:H7 illnesses have been linked to KFC and Taco Bell Restaurants in Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is working with FreshPoint Inc. to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Argument in Case Deciding Limitations Period for Civil Penalty Actions
On Jan. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Gabelli v. SEC, an appeal from the Second Circuit, that addresses the statute of limitations for civil penalty…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Court Finds No Personal Jurisdiction Over Officers And Directors Of Parties To Limited Partnership Agreement Which Contained Delaware Forum Selection Clause
In Metropolitan Life Ins. Co v. Tremont Group Holdings, et al. C.A. No. 7092-VCP (Del. Ch. Dec. 20, 2012). Plaintiff insurance carriers, who were limited partners in a Delaware limited partnership…
The Contingency
Quote of the Day: Bruce Barcott
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521). Bold + stupid = ? If there's a lesson to be learned from Magellan's life, it's that bold doesn't pair well with stupid. Bruce Barcott, "They Get…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
The biggest surveillance bust I’ve ever seen in workers’ compensation
By Mike Helfand
When you get hurt on the job, the insurance company is allowed to hire a private investigator to follow you around. Their goal is to see if you are really…
Legal Ethics Forum
“FBI Arrests 26 People for Immigration Fraud; 21 from Law Firms”
JD Journal and the Washington Post carry the story.
Securities Law Prof Blog
Oregon Adopts Fraud on the Market Presumption in State Securities Claims
Oregon has become one of the few (if not the only to date)states that have adopted the "fraud on the market" presumption of reliance under state securities law. In Oregon…
Energy Law Report
Lawsuits Over “Fraudulent” Oil & Gas Leases Often Lack Merit
The Ohio shale boom started slowly when a few small companies quietly began acquiring mineral leases for as little as $25 per acre. This soon gave way to a full…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Massachusetts Goes After Sales of Unregistered Oil& Gas Securities in its State
Investment News reports that Massachusetts filed fraud charges against two oil and gas operations that allegedly sold unregistered securities to Massachusetts investors. In one case, Prodigy Oil and Gas allegedly…