Topic
Fraud
2,952 published works
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Warner-Lambert
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Over at Drug and Device Law, Beck and Herrmann have an interesting post about the Supreme Court's recent (non)decision in Warner-Lambert v. Kent. It begins: As the whole drug and…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Connor v. Monarch Hosiery Mills, Inc., 2006 WL 4453451 (November 20, 2006)(Tennille)(unpublished)
This case involved a troubled company, whose board of directors had hired turnaround consultants to assist with management. When the composition of the board of directors changed, the new board…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Schlieper v. Johnson, 2007 NCBC 29 (N.C. Super. Ct. Aug. 31, 2007)(Tennille)
The Court held that the plaintiffs could not state a claim for fraud because neither of them took advantage of their opportunity to investigate the facts presented to them or…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Perkins v. Healthmarkets, Inc., 2007 NCBC 25 (N.C. Super. Ct. July 30, 2007)(Diaz)
The Court held that plaintiff, an insurance agent who had given up two profitable territories based upon the representations of defendants that he would be given two new territories, stated…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Lawrence v. UMLIC-Five Corp., 2007 NCBC 20 (N.C. Super. Ct. June 18, 2007)(Diaz)
The Court held that plaintiffs had failed to plead fraud with particularity, and dismissed their fraud claim pursuant to Rule 9(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiffs had…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Conrad Black Off to Prison
By Ellen Podgor
Conrad Black was ordered to prison and denied bail pending appeal. After receiving a sentence of 6 1/2 years, and being given 12 weeks before having to report to prison…
Legal Profession Blog
Criminal Bar Charges Without A Conviction
A disciplinary complaint filed recently in Illinois alleges three counts of fraud and false statements in connection with bankruptcy matters initiated by the lawyer on behalf of business entities in…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Société Générale Isn’t Too Hard On Itself Despite Losing $7.2 Billion
By Ellen Podgor
When you are the victim of a $7.2 billion fraud perpetrated by an employee, one would think that there would be a fair measure of self-criticism for not detecting the…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Asbestos and Mass Torts with Fraudulent Victims
By joetort
Keith Hylton (Boston University) has posted his piece, Asbestos and Mass Torts with Fraudulent Victims, on SSRN. This piece was part of Southwestern's Perspectives on Asbestos Litigation Symposium. Here's the…
Securities Law Prof Blog
AIG’s New ACcounting Troubles Affect Market
AIG's new accounting problems are causing consternation on Wall St. just as the criminal trial involving a past AIG accounting fraud, involving phony loss reserves, is about to go to…