Sentences with phrase «alleging fraud in»

A Roanoke City Circuit Court sustains demurrers to plaintiff's second amended complaint alleging fraud in the inducement and seeking to pierce the corporate veil in negotiation of a loan agreement.

After the heightened news exposure surrounding the presence of wood pulp and cellulose fillers in parmesan cheese, aggressive plaintiffs» attorneys pounced on the opportunity and filed a spate of lawsuits alleging fraud in advertising and labeling of cheese products.

Pomerantz is also sole Lead Counsel in In re Strougo v. Barclays PLC, a class action alleging fraud in Barclays» «dark pool,» a private trading venue where investors trade stocks almost anonymously.

Interviewed by Dan Nolan of The Hamilton Spectator News for a story relating to alleged fraud in the Integration Services Organization of Hamilton, March 15, 2011.

A report by Chicago CBS 2 investigators and the Better Government Association detailed further abuses and alleged fraud in North - Grand's lunch program, effectively broadening the scope of the district's probe.

Liberia's Supreme Court on Monday put a presidential run - off on hold until the electoral commission can investigate claims of irregularities and alleged fraud in last month's first round of voting.

Speaking in April 2010, a month before his appointment as deputy prime minister, he said: «The allegations about alleged fraud in Goldman Sachs are extraordinarily serious.

Commenting on the alleged fraud in the subsidy regime, the NLC blamed the secrecy surrounding the process of petroleum subsidy by the NNPC for the fraud.

Aiello and Gerardi face more charges in another trial dealing with alleged fraud in upstate development projects that is slated to begin in June.

«Scams and fraud have long been a headache for the online dating industry, and we knew there was alleged fraud in the Craig's List personals.

The Vancouver Sun reported on yet another alleged fraud in which a former financial advisor sold extremely risky securities to retirees and senior citizens.

I have an idea, its not perfect but why don't we allow a jury of peers to adjudicate Mann's alleged fraud in an open court.

Ed has represented engineering firms, health care companies, and defense firms in grand jury investigations into alleged fraud in their business dealings with the federal government and other public entities.

Represented financial institution in litigation regarding alleged fraud in the sale of assets of failed bank.

Further, as part of his fraud practice, David has often been instructed on cases involving alleged fraud in the maritime sector, most notably the major Fiona Trust litigation referred to in the Civil Fraud and Commercial Litigation sections above.

Represented financial institution that acquired assets of failed bank in litigation regarding alleged fraud in the sale of bank assets.

Obtained dismissal of US securities shareholder class action brought against the UK's largest retail bank regarding alleged fraud in connection with acquisition of HBOS during 2008 financial crisis

After noting that NASAA members believe that trading around cryptocurrencies in general «is likely to pose a significant risk to investors,» it makes note of the growing interest in ICOs, which can be used to bootstrap and fund new blockchain networks but have also served as vehicles for alleged fraud in the past.

The Texas regulators also allege fraud in the offering and the making «statements that are materially misleading or otherwise likely to deceive the public.»

Since the Developer had failed to allege any fraud in the arbitration process, these allegations were insufficient to warrant the vacation of the arbitrators» decision.

Not exact matches

This was the first ruling by a federal court to confirm the CFTC's determination in 2015 that cryptos are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act, that it can regulate them, and that it can pursue those it alleges to have engaged in fraud and manipulation schemes on crypto exchanges.

Wu Xiaohui, the former chairman of China's Anbang Insurance, has changed course and requested leniency at the end of his high - profile trial in Shanghai for alleged economic crimes such as fraud and a $ 10 billion embezzlement.

The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has been in the limelight for months, amid allegations of false auditing, huge debt and, more recently, financial fraud, with alleged links to Najib himself.

Wolfsburg, Germany - based Volkswagen said it couldn't defend the consumer - fraud lawsuits «in an atmosphere in which pretrial publicity has connected it directly with Hitler and the Holocaust and other horrors counsel has alleged.»

The information in the records was eventually used to open department store credit cards at places like Barneys New York and Bergdorf Goodman; the alleged actions are estimated to have caused more than $ 50,000 in fraud, according to the New York County District Attorney's Office.

A lawsuit brought against Sater and others in 2015, which is ongoing, alleges that «for most of its existence it [Bayrock] was substantially and covertly mob - owned and operated,» engaging «in a pattern of continuous, related crimes, including mail, wire, and bank fraud; tax evasion; money laundering; conspiracy; bribery; extortion; and embezzlement.»

It was just one of many different kinds of alleged voter fraud incidents in Sunday's Russian presidential election.

Along similar lines, in this most recent Citi case, Rakoff has asked the SEC to explain why the court should «impose a judgment in a case in which the SEC alleges a serious securities fraud but the defendant neither admits nor denies wrongdoing.»

After claims of no problems as late as October, Olympus» alleged fraud has been followed in recent months with independent reviews that have been made public, condemning the company's actions.

Fazeli said numerous different methods were used in the alleged frauds, many of which involved properties in Toronto's upscale Bridle Path area.

Kalanick filed his response late on Thursday to the suit brought by Benchmark Capital, an early investor in Uber suing him for alleged fraud, breach of contract, and fiduciary duty.

The Xerox deal to combine with Fujifilm took another blow Tuesday when its third - largest shareholder, Darwin Deason, sued Xerox and Fuji in New York state court for alleged fraud.

«As alleged, top executives of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. paid kickbacks and committed fraud to sell a highly potent and addictive opioid that can lead to abuse and life threatening respiratory depression,» said Harold Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Boston field division, in a statement.

Companies registered at 2710 Thomes Avenue have been named in a dozen civil lawsuits alleging unpaid taxes, securities fraud and trademark infringement since 2007, a review of Westlaw data shows.

Tezos co-founders Arthur and Kathleen Breitman are reportedly hoping to use money raised in the company's token offering to pay their legal bills as they defend themselves against class - action lawsuits alleging fraud and the sale of unregistered securities.

Siskey, 58, took his own life in December 2016, shortly after public filings alleged he was involved in fraud, costing investors millions.

A legal complaint filed in Federal court alleges that Nestlé is committing fraud.

In addition, Mr. Morley filed a subsequent lawsuit containing allegations that the formation of Square and the development of our card reader and decoding technologies constituted, among other things, breach of an alleged oral joint venture, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and misappropriation of trade secrets, as well as other related claims.

Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn has been indicted on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud for his alleged role in the emissions scandal.

But the indictment alleges Winterkorn was informed of VW's diesel emissions cheating in May 2014 and in July 2015 and he agreed with other senior VW executives «to continue to perpetrate the fraud and deceive U.S. regulators,» prosecutors said.

But more astonishing is the fact that Navinder Singh Sarao perpetrated this alleged fraud for years before finally being arrested yesterday in the UK.

Ackman's allegations aren't evidence that Herbalife committed fraud, so investor Abdul Awad and two pension funds that joined his suit can't show that losses they suffered were caused by the company's alleged misrepresentations, U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer in Los Angeles wrote in a March 16 ruling.

It's a debate that began in the wake of the collapse of Mt Gox, the now - defunct bitcoin exchange that shuttered after months of growing complications and, in the end, revelations of insolvency and alleged fraud.

In In re Oracle Corp., the Ninth Circuit similarly held that plaintiffs can not prove loss causation «by showing that the market reacted to the purported «impact» of the alleged fraud... rather than to the fraudulent acts themselves.»

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi — the cavaliere — has been successful in fighting off legal challenges ranging from sex with minors to alleged tax fraud involving humungous amounts for well over a decade.

In the single most egregious case of alleged fraud, BP sued Mikal Watts in December 2013, alleging that the powerful San Antonio plaintiffs» attorney falsely claimed to represent tens of thousands of «phantom» victims of the -LSB-..In the single most egregious case of alleged fraud, BP sued Mikal Watts in December 2013, alleging that the powerful San Antonio plaintiffs» attorney falsely claimed to represent tens of thousands of «phantom» victims of the -LSB-..in December 2013, alleging that the powerful San Antonio plaintiffs» attorney falsely claimed to represent tens of thousands of «phantom» victims of the -LSB-...]

A court in Thessaloniki, Greece, has approved a controversial request by the American authorities to extradite Aleksandr Vinnik, a Russian national wanted in the US for alleged bitcoin fraud.

One final note: A former UBS metals trader was arrested and charged last week with fraud and conspiracy over his alleged role in placing «spoof» orders for precious metals futures contracts.

In this paper he offers a deeper understanding of the funding - abortion correlation, involving alleged frauds now brought to light by several whistle - blowerlawsuits.

According to The Times, the Portugal international had a distinct possibility of sealing a United return in July after he was alleged of tax fraud by the Spanish authorities.