Topic
Fraud
3,024 published works
Legal Profession Blog
Attorney Inflates His Own Claim, Consents To Disbarment
The Maryland Court of Appeals accepted the consent to disbarment of an attorney recently convicted of fraud charges. localKicks reports that the crime involved the attorney's own personal injury claim:Lahuti is…
Drug & Device Law
Utah Preemption Split Deepens
By Bexis
We've blogged before about the split among Utah courts about whether Buckman Co. v. Plaintiffs’ Legal Committee, 531 U.S. 341 (2001), preempts the fraud on the FDA exception to Utah's…
Outside Inhouse Lawyer Blog
In NY, Get Discovery Before You Sign a General Release
By Grace Healy
I’ve always counseled clients that releases are construed narrowly by New York courts. Maybe they still are for consumers, but if you are a corporation or a “sophisticated” person, be…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Employee Theft: Is the problem getting worse?
Over the last several months, I have had several clients contact me about the possible theft of funds and personal identification information by employees. I have also noticed a large…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC & Madoff Employee Settle Fraud Charges
The SEC proposes to settle charges that Eric Lipkin, a longtime employee at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BMIS), helped Bernard L. Madoff and his firm deceive and defraud investors and…
CAFA Law Blog
Non-Removing Defendant has “Standing to Oppose Remand”
Waithe v. Arrowhead Clinic, Inc., No. CV 409-021, 2010 WL 5463106 (S.D. Ga. Dec 29, 2010). In this case, a District Court in Georgia refused to remand the lawsuit to…
The D&O Diary
D&O Insurance: Does “Fraudulent” Mean “Fraudulent”?
If a verdict form contains the jury’s specific finding that the insured engaged in “fraudulent, malicious, oppressive, wanton, willful, or reckless conduct,” you might think that would trigger the exclusion for…
Legal Profession Blog
Mother’s Day
An Illinois Hearing Board has recommended disbarment of an attorney for misconduct in the representation of her own mother:In or prior to 2006, Lenore [Respondent's mother]allowed Respondent to reside in…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Senate Judiciary Committee Clears Anti-Fraud Legislation
On May 19, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a number of fraud measures, including an amended version of S. 623, the Sunshine in Litigation Act, which would require courts to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rubashkin appeal raising more questions about high-profile federal fraud case
Main May 31, 2011Rubashkin appeal raising more questions about high-profile federal fraud caseRegul;ar readers likely recall some aspects of the high-profile federal case, detailed in this prior post, in which…