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China Law Blog
The Butchering the Pig (Crypto – Forex) Scam: With Love from China
By Arlo Kipfer
Our international litigation team has been seeing a vertible ton of a particularly sinster crypto/forex scam: The “Sha Zhu Pan” (Chinese: 杀猪盘) or, “Butchering the Pig” scam. The typical email…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Elite Bankruptcy Consulting Firms Battle It Out With Fraud and RICO Claims Related to Bankruptcy Disclosures and Lost Engagements
By Scott Riddle
In Jay Alix, as assignee of AlixPartners, LLP v. McKinsey & Co., Inc., 2022 WL 163800 (2nd Cir., January 19, 2022) (click here for .pdf), two major competitors in the…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
UK financial crime enforcement: what lies ahead in 2022?
By Ruth Cowley (UK), David Harris (UK), Andrew Reeves (UK), Stuart Neely (UK), Annie Birch, Claudia Van Gruisen, Emily Smith
2021 was an extraordinary year in financial crime. In this blog we consider recent UK developments, the key issues emerging in 2022 and the practical implications for companies. Taking a…
Ponzi Perspectives
New Complaint – Andersen, et al. v. Gigapix Studios, Inc.
By Jenny Yi
Andersen, et al. v. Gigapix Studios, Inc. was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento on January 13, 2022 seeking civil damages for claims of fraud and…
Drug & Device Law
Court Allows Fraud and Misrepresentation Claims to Proceed Despite the Learned Intermediary Doctrine
A federal court applying Florida law has refused to dismiss fraud and misrepresentation claims brought by a patient against a medical-device manufacturer, rejecting the manufacturer’s contention that such claims are…
The FCA Insider
Seventh Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standard for Anesthesiologist’s False Claims Action
The Seventh Circuit recently reversed a lower court’s ruling that an amended complaint in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act (FCA) alleging fraudulent anesthesiology billing practices…
Zalma on Insurance
True Crime Stories of Insurance Fraud – Number 13
By Barry Zalma
The Hawaiian Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE presents videos so you can learn how insurance fraud is perpetrated and what is necessary to deter or defeat insurance fraud. This Video Blog…
Sports Agent Blog
Chris Duarte’s Agent Charles Briscoe Sued By Investor For Fraud
Basketball agent Charles Briscoe has been sued for allegedly making false representations to Continuum Capital Ltd., which relied on those statements to help fund a startup agency called Icon Legacy…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Second Seating in a Huge Fraud Case and Legal Malpractice
Davis v Farrell Fritz, P.C. 2022 NY Slip Op 00399 Decided on January 26, 2022 Appellate Division, Second Department deals with fraud in very big numbers. Dismissal under CPLR 3211…
The Securities Law Blog
Remediation Helps Tech Company Avoid Penalties
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled fraud charges without a penalty against HeadSpin, Inc., a private technology company that made significant remedial efforts in the wake of an…