Topic
Misrepresentation
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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Court Dismisses Securities Class Action Alleging Misrepresentations About “Cannibalization”
Co-authored by Allison Wuertz. A class-action complaint filed against Travelzoo, Inc. (Travelzoo) in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York was recently dismissed. The complaint alleged…
Legal Profession Blog
Censured And Suspended
The New Mexico Supreme Court imposed a suspension and public censure of an attorney who made a series of knowing misrepresentation in a legal malpractice suit that he brought against…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Lying in Online Dating Profiles Can Cost You
Be careful with those online dating sites. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says a recent survey shows that relationship status is a common source of adverse evidence in divorce…
Legal Profession Blog
A Mine Of Gold
An attorney who made material misrepresentations in securities offerings relating to his gold mining interests was disbarred by the Kansas Supreme Court.The court noted that the attorney's misrepresentations led to…
ContractsProf Blog
Murder-suicide and the new homeowner
A Pennsylvania homeowner is suing the seller of the house and a real estate agent, claiming fraud and misrepresentation, for failing to tell her that the home she recently purchased had…
Legal Profession Blog
Public Protection Be Damned
In December 2010, the Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred an attorney, rejecting the suggestion that a lesser sanction was appropriate:The combination of Respondent's violations - in particular, abandonment of his…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
A material misrepresentation will void insurance, even when the insured is unaware of the significance of the misrepresentation
An action by two insureds for coverage and indemnity pursuant to a motor vehicle insurance policy. The action was dismissed. Lau v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, [2012] B.C.J. No. 1720,…
Employment Law Worldview
Running for office – would you hire this man?
I have always wanted to run a marathon before I die. Sadly time has conspired against me and now the risk of doing both on the same day is too…
The Appellate Strategist
Potential Liability for Verification of Employment Forms?
By Kirk Jenkins
This morning, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down its decision in Doe v. White [pdf]. Doe arises from a teacher sexual abuse case. As explained in detail here, a grade school…
CommLawBlog
From the FCC Police Blotter: Misrep Lite – When Thinking You’re Being Honest Just Isn’t Enough
By FHH Law
Section 1.17(b) prohibits what we have referred to as "misrepresentation lite", which seems to say that any mistake in anything you file with the FCC could subject you to a…