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Fraud
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Outside Inhouse Lawyer Blog
Two NY Court of Appeals Cases Illustrate Standard for Pleading Fraud
By Grace Healy
I don’t post blog entries with great regularity because I try to limit myself to things that in-house counsel or clients might find interesting. But, I do look every day…
Food Poison Journal
Captain Crunch Cereal Class Action Dismissed (And Not for Being Salmonella-free)
captain crunch, fraud, salmonella, frivolous lawsuit, sugawara
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Jennifer Buske & Josh White, Washington Post, Insiders Linked to Pr. William Fraud Case -4 Accused of Bilking County of Millions By Rigging BidsSoon-to-be-Justice Sotomayor - Connecticut Law Tribune, 2nd…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Sotomayor and White Collar Crime Opinions
By Ellen Podgor
The term "liberal" is not quite the way I see Justice-To-Be Sotomayor, as her white collar crime decisions of the past provide a strong "pro-government" stance. My analysis is based on perusing approximately…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Conrad Black appeals to Justice Stevens for bail pending SCOTUS ruling
Main May 29, 2009Conrad Black appeals to Justice Stevens for bail pending SCOTUS rulingIn this post last week on right after the Supreme Court granted cert on Conrad Black's criminal…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Judge Sotomayor’s Securities Law Opinions
My RA has found eleven Second Circuit opinions authored by Judge Sotomayor dealing with securities issues. Here is the list of the cases and a very brief description of the…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Federal False Claims Act Legislation Enacted
On May 20, 2009, the President signed into law the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, which includes significant changes to the federal False Claims Act (FCA). Among other things,…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Conrad Black’s Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to accept certiorari in the criminal conviction of Conrad Black, U.S. v. Black, 530 F.3d 596 (7th Cir. 2008). Question(s) Presented: (1) Does 18…
TortsProf Blog
Fraudulent Asbestos Removal
Via Point of Law, a stunning Boston Globe story about an diploma mill for asbestos abatement and the resultant risks.--BC
Pension Risk Matters
PBS Frontline Documentary About Madoff
If you haven't watched the 55 minute PBS Frontline documentary about the Madoff fraud (originally aired on May 12, 2009), click here. As I watched the video, I kept asking…