We expect to see more consumer
fraud claims based on the violation of state labeling statutes given that courts are increasingly finding a private right of action under state law concerning the FDA's labeling requirements.
Not exact matches
Silvercorp Metals Inc. a Vancouver -
based company that explores, develops and acquires high - grade silver in China and Canada, distributed a press release on Sept. 2 saying that on Aug. 29 it received an anonymous letter (also sent to the Ontario Securities Commission)
claiming there was a «potential $ 1.3 billion accounting
fraud» at the company.
BEIJING (AP)-- Sino Forest Corp. says its chief executive has resigned as Canadian regulators investigate
fraud allegations against the Hong Kong -
based company following
claims it exaggerated the size of its forest holdings in China.
Specifically, the CFTC alleges that the defendants committed
fraud by soliciting customers
based on false
claims regarding MBC's value, trade status, and usage — even apparently going as far as to say that MBC was backed by gold, which the commission refutes.
At the center of the alleged
fraud is California -
based Mining Max, which apparently lured investors by
claiming it had developed a machine for «mining» digital currency.
«Benchmark never suggested that the amendments were «fraudulently induced» or in any way unenforceable, although all of the events on which it
bases its
claim of
fraud were well known to Benchmark,» Kalanick's filing read.
In 2003, Sadr, who was studying at Cornell University, won asylum in the US
based on
claims he'd been tortured in Iran for his political beliefs, only to lose it in 2009 after his immigration lawyer was jailed for immigration
fraud.
In other words, «he number of cases of
fraud that could be prevented by these ID's» is «A COMPLETE UNKNOWN and not «zero» as you
claimed; but is severely unlikely to be zero
based on the ease of committing
fraud without risk of being caught.
In a 28 - point response sighted by ClassFMonline.com, Mrs Osei denied any acts of
fraud or financial malfeasance on her part as
claimed by her accusers
based on which they have petitioned President Nana Akufo - Addo to remove her.
Trump
claims that Schneiderman and his campaign team «barraged» the Trumps with fundraising solicitations while hinting that the AG would back off a
fraud probe into Florida -
based Trump University, a for - profit trade school.
I deliberately excluded that from my answer for tactical reasons (I didn't want to hurt an extensive answer by downvotes from many P.SE users who vote on pure partisan lines), but there's enough evidence to post a separate answer showing that Trump has a strong
basis for
claiming there may be
fraud - how impactful, if of course impossible to quantify at the moment.
Fiona Godlee, the editor of the BMJ, says that the journal's conclusion of
fraud was not
based on the pathology but on a number of discrepancies between the children's records and the
claims in the Lancet paper.
(i)
claims arising out of or relating to any aspect of the relationship between us, whether
based in contract, tort, statute,
fraud, misrepresentation or any other legal theory;
Forbidden Lie $ (Unrated) Investigative documentary examines the curious case of literary
fraud perpetrated on the public by Norma Khouri, the slippery character eventually exposed as having totally fabricated her best - selling book «Forbidden Love» which she
claimed was
based on the honor killing of her Muslim best friend for dating a Christian.
However, if you believe you have a
claim against your school under state law, such as
fraud, you may still pursue debt relief
based on borrower defense to repayment, as described below, even if you transfer your credits to another school.
This includes
Claims based on contract, tort (including intentional tort),
fraud, agency, negligence, statutory or regulatory provisions, or any other sources of law.
Second, if you should pass away and are found to have been intentionally deceitful on your life insurance application, your insurer could deny your
claim based on insurance
fraud, leaving your family high and dry.
Which is: Anthony Watts used false
claims as the
basis for accusing NOAA scientists of
fraud.
What can be condemned, however, is the long campaign of allegations of dishonesty and scientific
fraud made against us on the
basis of these false
claims.
There's a respectable point in the underlying article, but drawing the conclusion that Obama's climate policy might be
based on
fraud is as ludicrous as
claiming that the Bush Administration's failure to prevent 9/11 proves it might have conspired to cause it.
In response, defendants
claim that they wanted to gather additional evidence to ensure that they would prevail on a motion to dismiss
based on
fraud.
Our lawyers have defended class actions and individual cases alleging personal injury and property damage from environmental contamination or exposure to chemical products
based on all types of legal theories, including negligence,
fraud, failure to warn, negligent misrepresentation, trespass, private and public nuisance and damage
claims such as «fear of cancer» and medical monitoring.
Chubb denied the
claim on the
basis that the Brick's losses did not fall within the «fund transfer
fraud» coverage.
Reading -
based senior associate Katie James is the recommended contact for the South East, along with commercial litigator Chris Potts in Oxford, who is experienced in High Court litigation such as
fraud claims related to insolvency and other corporate disputes.
We are experienced in all manner of civil
claims based on dishonesty, including those
based on misrepresentation or on accessory liability for a breach of fiduciary duty, both at the corporate and individual level; and in the various techniques of asset recovery, including tracing, the imposition of constructive trusts,
claims against third parties who have participated in or received proceeds from the
fraud and piercing of the corporate veil.
The increased prevalence of attempts by employees outside the US to raise «whistleblower»
claims under Dodd Frank / Sarbanes - Oxley has also affected our work, in that these
claims also apply to allegations of corporate
fraud on an extraterritorial
basis.
And even if they had pleaded viable legal theories — which they have not — plaintiffs do not approach alleging their
fraud -
based claims with the particularity the rules require...
If you are a Diversity Capital Investor / Victim or the victim of some other type of investment
fraud, the Law Offices of Keith L. Miller, and its affiliates, is prepared to review your situation and potential
claim (s) without charge, and will consider representing you on a contingent fee
basis, which means that you will not have to pay out of pocket for your legal representation.
We have represented clients in grand jury investigations regarding, among other things, possible
fraud by employees who have manipulated the books and records of their employer, trustees who have misstated the assets of trusts, government contractors who have submitted
claims for payment
based on fraudulent accounting, and auto dealers who have falsely reported inventory.
Prevailed in motions to dismiss securities
fraud and derivative
claims against CEO of software company
based on allegations of backdated stock options and other accounting irregularities.
Brian Brown manages, supervises and handles the defense litigation cases involving automobile negligence, products liability, premises liability including lead -
based paint poisoning, civil assaults, construction accidents, insurance coverage, insurance
fraud and
claims of negligent security, including ATMs.
If you invested with Royal West Properties, Inc. and / or Gaston and Teresita Cantens, or are the victim of some other type of investment
fraud, the Law Offices of Keith L. Miller, and its affiliates, is prepared to review your situation and potential
claim (s) without charge, and will consider representing you on a contingent fee
basis, which means that you will not have to pay out of pocket for your legal representation.
Thomas Fullerton — Bankruptcy & Reorganization Practice Group, Chicago Thomas Fullerton has experience with Chapter 11 proceedings,
fraud -
based adversary
claims and preference actions, and has represented clients in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 proceedings.
To succeed at trial, a class
claiming waiver of tort will likely have to show
fraud or something akin to a total failure of consideration,
based on wrongful conduct going well beyond negligence.
The
fraud claim was
based upon a conversation the two owners had about bringing Carl into ARW Logistics.
My client takes the position that it has the right to
claim damages from you as a result of such action
based on, inter alia, trespass to goods,
fraud, deceit, breach of fidelity and / or conversion.
US
fraud litigation, ongoing Representing a major Korean bank in a high stakes US litigation involving tens of millions of dollars
based on business torts
claims.
Representation of a life insurer faced with a nationwide class action involving
claims of
fraud and discrimination through alleged use of race -
based underwriting practices.
Successfully brought nondischargeability
claims based on embezzlement and
fraud against a business owner in bankruptcy, allowing the remaining business owners to obtain debtor's shares in the company.
Unfortunately, when more than one state or country is involved in a transaction, issues concerning jurisdiction arise when
claims are made
based on a breach of contract or
fraud.
International arbitration of
claims of U.S. pilots of non-U.S. airline regarding taxation of foreign -
based earnings and alleged recruitment
fraud
A prevailing alter ego defendant was awarded $ 134,469.36 out of a requested $ 353,047.50 in attorney's fees
based on Civil Code section 1717 and the Reynolds case [one of our Leading Cases], but was denied recovery of fees for successfully defending on a
fraud claim in a multi-phased trial.
Served as lead counsel for the defendant and obtained reversal by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals of a district court's order certifying a 29 - jurisdiction class action alleging consumer
fraud by a Fortune 50 retailer, and subsequently successfully moved for dismissal with prejudice of named plaintiff's
claims and obtained a nationwide injunction against future attempts to certify a class
based on similar allegations.
The SRA has defined minimum terms and conditions for the coverage — for example, insurers may not reject a
claim on the
basis of
fraud.
In Prairie Capital III v. Double E Holding Corp., the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the anti-reliance and integration clauses in a stock purchase agreement barred the purchaser's
claim for
fraud to the extent
based on...
Or if an insurance
claim is «obviously ineligible» or
based on
fraud, the assigned
claim may be denied.
Commercial litigation frequently involves
fraud -
based claims.
The lawsuit
claims that Birmingham -
based MedPartners, a physician practice management company once led by former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy, lied to its shareholders about how much the company could pay to settle securities
fraud lawsuits in 1999.
If you are the victim of investment
fraud, the Law Offices of Keith L. Miller, and its affiliates, is prepared to review your situation and potential
claim (s) without charge, and will consider representing you on a contingent fee
basis, which means that you will not have to pay out of pocket for your legal representation.
News today is that the prosecuted chiefs knew about their
fraud and covered it up since 2008, according to evidence
based claims by the police chief involved.