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Fraud
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Reverse & Render
When does evidence of intent equate with causation?
In Aquaplex, Inc. v. Rancho La Valencia, Inc., the Texas Supreme Court appears to have equated intent with causation in a fraud case. Aquaplex sued Rancho for fraud. Aquaplex asserted…
DuetsBlog
Fraud at Domain Name Auction House
--Dan Kelly, Attorney A bomb exploded in the domain name aftermarket world on Wednesday. A well-known domain name auction house called SnapNames.com announced that one of its (now former) employees…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
At the Intersection of Fraud, Fiduciary Duty and Legal Malpractice
Plaintiff and a buddy go to attorney to start a business. Attorney is retained, and eventually Plaintiff is the odd-person out. Attorney's retainer agreement names only the buddy, and even…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
French Court Convicts Church of Scientology of Fraud
Earlier today, a French court convicted the French branch of the Church of Scientology of fraud and fined the organization almost $900,000. However, the court stopped short of granting the prosecution's demand to ban the church…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Its Not Legal Malpractice, but it is Fraud
In General Credit Corp v. Guidice 2009 NY Slip Op 32418(U), Supreme Court, New York County, Decided 10/15/09, Justice Kornreich, we one reason that the public has less than stellar views of attorneys. …
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
South Korean Court Finds Stem Cell Scientist Guilty of Research Fraud
ABC News/BBC: Stem cell scientist guilty of research fraud: A South Korean court has given a suspended two-yearjail sentence to disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk afterfinding him guilty of…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
The Outer Reaches of Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Legal Malpractice
In PETER GIANOUKAS, DORIS GIANOUKAS and NICHOLAS TARSIA, Plaintiffs, - against - PETER CAMPITIELLO, ESQ., LEVY & BOONSHOFT P.C., DAVID M. LEVY, ESQ., STEPHEN BOONSHOFT, ESQ. and EAST WEST…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Insurer Must Defend Claims for Emotional Distress
In Kreger v. General Steel Corp, No. 07-575, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88074 (E.D. La. Sept. 23, 2009), the federal district court in Louisiana was placed in a difficult position…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS to review fraud convictions of Jeff Skilling, former Enron executive
Main October 13, 2009SCOTUS to review fraud convictions of Jeff Skilling, former Enron executiveAs detailed in this AP report and this SCOTUSblog post, the biggest and perhaps highest-profile white-collar conviction…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Prison Time or Restitution?: Sentencing for fraud often a balancing act”
Main October 11, 2009"Prison Time or Restitution?: Sentencing for fraud often a balancing act" The title of this post is the headline of this article from my local paper, which…