Topic
Fraud
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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Arbitration Results in Suit for Fraud
I first wrote about this case here. An arbitrator failed to disclose his relationship with the attorney for one of the parties. The arbitrator, Robert Faulkner, a former US Magistrate,…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Stanford Convicted on 13 Counts of Fraud
A jury convicted R. Allen Stanford on 13 out of 14 counts of fraud in connection with a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, following a six-week trial. He faces a possible…
The CPA Desk
The Potential Impact of Fraud on Your Business
By PKF Texas
Note: Running weekly in FromGregsHead.com, PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook® is a continuing series of tips brought to you by Greg Price. These run Sunday evenings during the BusinessMakers Radio…
International Law Prof Blog
The World Bank Owes Me Money? I Don’t Think So, Mr./Mrs. Scammer
It's often outrageous to see e-mail scams promising payments from some foreign inheritance, winnings from foreign lottery tickets that I have never purchased, or advice on how to help some widow…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Nixes Car Rental Class Action
Frustration at a car rental company proved inadequate to maintain a class action, the Sixth Circuit held yesterday in Salling v Budget Rent-a-Car Systems. The plaintiff, steamed by a $13.99…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Thinking of a way around the Statute of Limitations in Legal Malpractice
Litigants faced with the 3 year statute of limitations often turn to a fraud cause of action. Fraud has a 6 year statute of limitations, and in some instances an…
Drug & Device Law
Fifth Circuit Breaks Buckman Tie
By Bexis
Does Buckman v. Plaintiff's Legal Committee, 531 U.S. 341 (2001), apply any time that a plaintiff raises a fraud on the FDA allegation in litigation, or is it limited to…
PropertyProf Blog
Lee on Romantic Gifts
By propertyprof
Ruth Lee (Harvard- student) has posted A Legal Analysis of Romantic Gifts (Miami Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:While many law review articles are devoted to the legal analysis…
PropertyProf Blog
A Superb Report on Foreclosure Non-Compliance and Fraud, Well Worth Your Time
By propertyprof
The City of San Francisco has released a wonderful, empirical study of foreclosure non-compliance and fraud, based on a forensic survey of 400 foreclosures in the recent past. It is so…
PropertyProf Blog
Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Demonstrates the Power of Capital Relative to the State
By propertyprof
Let's say I hire an armed gang to expel you from your house. My gang removes all of your belongings, changes the locks, and warns you that you'd better not…