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Sentencing Law and Policy
Third Circuit to hear feds’ complaints about 55-month sentence for corrupt state politician
Main May 25, 2011Third Circuit to hear feds' complaints about 55-month sentence for corrupt state politicianAs effectively reported in this new piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer, which is headlined "Prosecutors…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Robo-Signing Affects Collection Affidavits
By Bryan Fears
Recently the State of Minnesota sued one of the largest collection agencies in the U.S. alleging the company used false and unreliable mass-produced affidavits as proof in consumer debts lawsuits.…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Quest Diagnostics To Pay California $241 Million to Settle Claims
By Catherine Bertram According to an article in the Los Angles Times, by Mark Lifsher, Quest Laboratories agreed to pay the State of California $241million to resolve a lawsuit that…
Media Law Prof Blog
Actor Mike Connors Sues Paramount, CBS Over Unpaid Profits From TV Show “Mannix”
Actor Mike Connors ("Mannix") has sued Paramount and CBS for fraud, unjust enrichment, breach of contract, which generally add up to failure to pay him profits for the show which aired from…
Class Action Countermeasures
The Literary Class Action II – Three Cups of Tea
By The Editors
Greg Mortenson turned a passion for mountain-climbing and an interest in helping the women of Central Asia into a multimillion dollar charitable foundation and a bestselling book. The book, Three…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Fox News, Guatemalan court acquits ex-president on corruption chargesDOJ Press Release, FORMER EXECUTIVE OF ILLINOIS REFUSE CONTAINER REPAIR COMPANY SENTENCED TO SERVE 16 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO DEFRAUD…
China Law Blog
Publicly Traded Chinese Companies are Risky as Hell
By Dan Harris
Muddy Waters is a hedge fund company that targets dodgy US-listed Chinese companies, shorts them, and then documents the fraud in which those Chinese companies engage. Muddy Waters has an…
Securities Law Prof Blog
UBS Settles Fraud Charges in Municipal Bond Derivatives Transactions with Governments and Nonprofits
The New York AG announced a multimillion dollar settlement with UBS for fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct in its municipal bond derivative transactions with governments and nonprofits across the country. UBS will…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Help! A Fraudulent Bankruptcy Was Filed in My Name!
By Bryan Fears
Bankruptcy fraud comes in many forms. One relatively unusual practice combines bankruptcy fraud with identity theft. In one case, a couple used the names and social security numbers of their…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Employee Fired for His Honesty Loses Appeal
The employee of an Illinois law firm was fired when he refused to cooperate in issuing fraudulent bills to clients. The law firm claimed the hours performed by an in-hpuse…