Litigation

Worker’s Comp Fraud Costs $30 Billion Annually

According to the California Department of Insurance, workers’ comp fraud costs the state between $1 billion to $3 billion a […]

Sprawling Dentons, With Its “Verein” Model, Tripped With A Malpractice Judgment

An Ohio appeals court has upheld a $32.3 million malpractice judgment against law firm Dentons. The plaintiff was RevoLaze LLC, […]

Piso Mojado

Good reads: Two (very) short stories from the world of slip and fall — actually cautionary tales for dodgy plaintiffs. […]

Stark Dam Disaster Garners SEC Complaint & Likely D&O Claims

It’s hard to imagine a more graphic case of over-optimistic projection in SEC filings than those alleged to have been […]

Fashion Exec Sues MeToo Lawyer, Alleging Extortion; Insurer Balks

An executive with apparel and fashion accessory company Guess (aka Guess?, Inc.) has filed a lawsuit against attorney Lisa Bloom […]

Challenges Mount For Mandatory Arbitration

Companies that have been shielded from class actions by mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer and employment contracts are facing a […]

How To Respond To Whistleblower Demands

The company receives a letter from a former employee, alleging the company has engaged in a financial fraud and demanding […]

Alito Cited 17th Century Witch-Hunter In His Memo

Justice Samuel Alito reached far back into the common law tradition to buttress the arguments he made against abortion in […]

Whistleblower Tipped IRS About AmEx Tax Scam

A whistleblower contacted the IRS about tax advice that American Express was giving its clients. The company claimed that card-processing […]

SEC Climate-Risk Proposal Will Face Major Challenges

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed that public companies be required to provide extensive information about how company operations […]

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