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Fraud
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
John Eligon, NYTimes, Brooke Astor’s Son Guilty in Scheme to Defraud HerMark Hamblett, NYLJ, law.com, Former Paul Hastings Tax Associate Spared Prison for Insider Trading (hat tip to Bill Olis) Brian Prince,…
New Jersey Law Blog
Retrofitness Sued By New Jersey Fitness Club Owners
Model A Fitness of Boonton, New Jersey has sued Retrofitness for fraud, consumer fraud, breach of contract, and violations of New Jersey's Franchise Practices Act. Retrofitness Enterprises and Retrofitness Corp.…
Legal Profession Blog
Legal Tsunami
An Illinois Hearing Board has recommended that an attorney be disbarred for conduct described in these findings:The evidence, along with the admitted allegations, established that during the period from May…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
TWO BANGLADESHI NGOS BARRED FROM BIDDING ON WORLD BANK CONTRACTS
The World Bank, in a July press release, announced that ithas banned two Bangladeshi NGOs and their executive directors from bidding toprovide goods or services pursuant to contracts financed or executed…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Mixed Result in Landlord-tenant Legal Malpractice Case
Landlord hires big-time Landlord-Tenant attorneys in New York City, and expect that the attorneys are in fact bringing a series of eviction proceedings. This case alleges that they did not,…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Overlapping Fraud and Malpractice Claims in Legal Malpractice
In Tatum v. Oberg; UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT;2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82208;September 3, 2009 we see a spirited discussion of the overlap between fraud claims…
Sentencing Law and Policy
GenRe executive reaps the sentencing benefits of white-collar cooperation
Main September 16, 2009GenRe executive reaps the sentencing benefits of white-collar cooperationThis Reuters article, which is headlined "Former General Re exec gets probation in AIG fraud," spotlights the sentencing benefits…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth, But Not Necessarily In Settlement Negotiations, Says The North Carolina Court Of Appeals
Lawyers don't have any obligation to disclose information harmful to their client's position during settlement discussions, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled today in Hardin v. KCS International, Inc.…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Con Artist Hall of Infamy
By Ellen Podgor
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Eighth Circuit affirms stat-max sentence for false statement in bankruptcy proceeding
Main September 4, 2009Eighth Circuit affirms stat-max sentence for false statement in bankruptcy proceeding With a struggling ecomony perhaps leading more and more businesses and persons to consider declaring bankruptcy,…