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Sentencing Law and Policy
And now from the business desk…
Main July 8, 2004And now from the business desk...Today has proven to be a big day in the business crimes arena, and I cannot help but look at everything through…
California Employment Law Update
Employees’ Fraud Claims Were Properly Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Le Francois v. Goel, 119 Cal. App. 4th 425 (2004) Philip Le Francois and Eric Herald sued their former employer, Duet Technologies, Inc., and three Duet officers for wrongfully withheld…
Tom Mighell
The FDIC won’t ask for your financial info
By Tom Mighell
That's what the folks there want you to know, responding to a scam e-mail that purports to be from the FDIC, with an attachment that turns out to be a virus.…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Who Was Induced To Resign Previous Job Was Entitled To Proceed With Fraud Claim
By Tony Oncidi
Blitz v. Fluor Enterprises, Inc., 115 Cal. App. 4th 185, 8 Cal. Rptr. 3d 833 (2004) Mr. Blitz had been employed in a financial position at Raytheon in New Jersey for 12…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Failed To State RICO Claim Based On Alleged Mail Fraud
By Tony Oncidi
Miller v. Yokohama Tire Corp., 358 F.3d 616 (9th Cir. 2004) Christopher Miller, who worked for Yokohama Tire Corporation for 11 years before his termination, alleged that he was denied…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Kolesnykov v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia [2004] B.C.J. No. 202 British Columbia Supreme Court
The appeal by an insured ("Kolesnykov") under a motor vehicle policy was allowed where the court found that the trial judge wrongly placed the burden on Kolesnykov to disprove that…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
North Shore Credit Union v. Cumis General Insurance Co. [2003] B.C.J. No. 2923 British Columbia Court of Appeal
This was an appeal by the Plaintiff Credit Union from a summary trial judgment dismissing the claim. The trial judge held that the credit union’s loss from credit card fraud…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Luangphasi v. Good [2003] A.J. No. 1394 Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench
Manitoba automobile insurance purchased by a non-resident of Manitoba is void ab initio, when it is purchased fraudulently by an out of province automobile owner in an attempt to obtain…
Tom Mighell
Nigerian scam hall of fame
By Tom Mighell
If you can't get enough of those wonderful, desperate pleas from Nigerians who trust you to help smuggle their cash out of their country, My Favorite Nigerians has published a few…
Tom Mighell
Beware the new PayPal scam
By Tom Mighell
If you use PayPal and you get an e-mail from the company asking you to re-submit credit card and/or bank account information, read this first. There's a new scam e-mail making…