Topic
Fraud
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The Contingency
Tenth Circuit Remands Qui Tam Case for New Look at Complaint
The False Claims Act pays people to report fraud and other misdeeds against the federal government. They do it by filing a lawsuit under seal in federal court and sending…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
White Collar Educators
By Ellen Podgor
Fraud in the education arena is not something new. An article by Audrey Williams June in the Chonicle of Higher Education (subscription required) describes how college business officers may be…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Counterfeit Drugs
By Ellen Podgor
Professor Stephanie Aleong of Nova SouthEastern University Law School presented a talk at the SouthEast Association of Law Schools (SEALS) on counterfeit drugs. She argued for an extension of environmental…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Court Awards Damages to Buyer of Radio Station Based on Fraud and Breach of Contract
In Cobalt Operating LLC v. James Crystal Enterprises, LLC, 2007 WL 2142926 (Del. Ch., July 20, 2007), read opinion here, the Chancery Court provides a lengthy recitation of this intensely factual…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Law Firm Sued Over its Role in Collapse of Refco
Thomas H. Lee Partners, which purchased a controlling interest in failed commodities firm Refco in 2004, is suing the law firm Mayer Brown for allegedly misleading it about Refco's financial…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Mosque Leader Arrested for Immigration Fraud
Shelley Murphy of the Boston Globe writes:The spiritual leader of a mosque in Sharon, Massachusetts, was arrested yesterday on federal immigration fraud charges, sparking a protest outside the courthouse in…
TortsProf Blog
Nigeria Sues Pfizer for Fraud
As noted by our friends at Mass Tort Litigation Blog, CNN reports that the government of Nigeria plans to refile its suit against the drug company Pfizer and add a…
Media Law Prof Blog
Conrad Black Ordered to Remain in U.S., Not Jailed
U. S. District Judge Amy St. Eve denied prosecution requests to jail former media mogul Conrad Black immediately after a jury found him guilty on multiple counts of fraud, but…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
An insurer does not have to advise an insured about a limitation period despite the fact that the insurer intends to rely on the limitation. Funds paid to an insured in error may not be recoverable from a bankrupt insured.
An Insured’s claim for benefits under an overhead expense policy was dismissed where the Court held that the claims were barred by the expiry of the limitation period. The Insurer’s…
La Revue
Vente : attention à ne pas faire d’erreur sur le prix !
Cass. 3ème civ. 17 janvier 2007, pourvoi n°06-10.442L’on savait depuis l’arrêt BALDUS rendu par la 1ère chambre de la Cour de cassation le 3 mai 2000, qu’« aucune obligation d’information…