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Misrepresentation
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Legal Profession Blog
Promises Made But Unkept
An experienced criminal defense attorney who "made material misrepresentations that misled [a client] and his family about the services he would and could provide" was suspended for three months by…
InsureReinsure
An Illinois Appellate Court Again Refuses to Recognize that Innocence Does Not Bar Rescission of an Insurance Policy
Illinois law permits rescission of an insurance policy if, in negotiating for the policy, the insured made an innocent, but material, misrepresentation.
Legal Profession Blog
Reprimand For Unkept Promise
An attorney who had falsely represented that his injured client would reimburse $130,000 of an $800,000 settlement to a medical provider was publicly reprimanded by the Nebaska Supreme Court.The attorney…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC Accuses Investment Adviser of Misrepresenting Its Algorithmic Trading Capacity
By Michael Rosensaft, Tenley Mochizuki
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a North Carolina-based investment adviser and its former owner with making false statements about the firm’s ability to engage in algorithmic currency trading. …
Legal Profession Blog
Former Kentucky Bar President Reprimanded
The Courier-Journal.com reports that a former president of the Kentucky Bar Association has been reprimanded:The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday publicly reprimanded a former Kentucky Bar Association president for “brazen…
Ship Law Log
Insurer fails to avoid policy on grounds of misrepresentation, non-disclosure, breach of warranty and illegality
In Sea Glory Maritime Co v Al Sagr National Insurance Co (The Nancy) [2013] EWHC 2116 (Comm), the First Claimant (the vessel’s registered owner) and Second Claimant (a party representing…
Legal Profession Blog
Pro Hac Admission Concealment Draws Reprimand In New Jersey
An attorney who had misrepresented his Minnesota bar status and failed to disclose a bar grievance and contempt matter in seeking pro hac vice admission to the United States Court…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Carolina Coverage: Can an Innocent Mistake Void your Insurance Policy in North Carolina
In North Carolina, when an insurance carrier alleges that a policy should be voided because of an application misrepresentation, the allegation is that an insured made a representation that is…
Land Use Law Blog
Public Officials Are Immune From Tort Liability For Legislative Actions Involving Misrepresentations That Are Motivated By Fraud, Corruption Or Actual Malice.
By Glen Hansen In Freeny v. City of San Buenaventura (June 4, 2013, B240893) ___ Cal.App.4th ___, the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District held, in an action…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Chief under Scrutiny
The Boston Globe reports that LeslieBerlowitz, President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, misrepresentedthat she held a doctoral degree from NYU on at least two grant applications filedwith…