Sentences with phrase «fraud lawsuit filed»

Jack Weinstein, the U.S. District Judge in Brooklyn emphasized upon the point that this shall be of great help to CFTC in proceeding with the fraud lawsuit filed against New York resident Patrick McDonnell and his company Coin Drop Markets.

Won a complete dismissal on summary judgment for a Hong Kong investment bank in a $ 100 million - plus securities fraud lawsuit filed in the Central District of California arising from an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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In mid-January, Depp filed a lawsuit accusing The Management Group, which had represented him for more than a decade, of fraud and mismanagement.

Oregon has filed a lawsuit against software giant Oracle that accuses that company of fraud for its role in building the state's failed health insurance exchange.

Another first for Bitcoin, but an ignominious one: The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed its first fraud lawsuit involving the virtual currency, claiming it was used in a Ponzi scheme.

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.

This, as it turns out, is not true, and is one reason Benchmark filed a now - dismissed lawsuit alleging Kalanick committed fraud.

In case you missed it, Benchmark — a major investor in Uber with a representative on its board — filed a lawsuit against Kalanick for fraud and breach of contract.

The U.S. Justice Department had just filed a 198 - page lawsuit against Barclays in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York replete with allegations of breathtaking securities fraud.

Several hundred Pennsylvania and New Jersey residents, who have filed the third click fraud lawsuit against Google, seem to think so.

The film's director, Jon Van Dyke, filed a federal lawsuit alleging fraud by church leaders who he claims cheated him out of his pay.

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.

The Town of Amherst is set to file a lawsuit in State Supreme Court against major manufacturers and distributors of opioid pain medication, accusing the companies of public nuisance, fraud, negligence and unfair business practices.

He's been convicted of tax fraud, embezzlement, and has had multiple lawsuits filed against him by contractors who did work on his home.

Astorino has decried the advertising as false and nasty, especially the ad in which he's accused of racketeering, the basis of which came from a lawsuit filed by a colorful Westchester County businessman now under indictment for fraud.

The fraud came to light in September when Denenberg's former Garden City firm, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, filed a lawsuit to recover the money and referred the case to federal authorities.

Storobin's Democratic challenger, Simcha Felder, is screaming fraud and is filing a lawsuit to get him off the ballot.

A candidate for Brooklyn civil court judge, John O'Hara, is filing a federal malicious prosecution lawsuit against ex-DA Charles Hynes, who he says used staffers and politicians to wrongfully prosecute him for voter fraud.

In addition to the class - action lawsuits being considered by Curiel, Trump University faces a separate $ 40 million fraud case in New York, filed by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

«In New York, we have laws against business fraud, we have laws against consumer fraud,» he said on ABC's «Good Morning America» when asked about the lawsuit filed against Trump in 2013.

Combine that with huge profit - seeking pharmaceutical corporations, fly - by - night supplement companies that have active lawsuits being filed against them for fraud, millions of dollars in advertising and promotions on TV and the internet targeting vulnerable people, and endless layers of websites full of contradictory information about scientific trials, clinical tests, and potentially bogus health promises, and it's no wonder why people end up confused and frustrated.

He filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit in federal court in New York last month against Lori Cheek for fraud, trade secret misappropriation, unjust enrichment, and conversion.

Barry is considering being part of a proposed class action lawsuit filed by Sean McGuinn who is claiming fraud against the online dating site.

The CFTC filed a fraud lawsuit and violation of the Commodity Exchange Act against AlphaMetrix.

Here are a few major lawsuits and fraud cases filed against the credit card companies and banks, just from over the last few years.

National Consumer Law Center v. U.S. Department of Education, April 19, 2018, Complaint and Press Release The National Consumer Law Center filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts against the U.S. Department of Education for records related to its purported justification for delaying implementation of a rule to protect student loan borrowers from school fraud and abuse, including records of communications between agency officials and representatives of the for - profit college industry.

This was an epic financial failure and the degree to which that failure was the result of fraud will shake out in the many lawsuits that are filed.

A consumer fraud lawsuit was filed against Furry Babies in LaSalle County Court today accusing the store of selling puppy mill dogs.

In September 2011, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed a class action lawsuit against Barkworks, a southern California pet store chain, «claiming the stores repeatedly engage in fraud and false advertising in an effort to conceal from customers that they source their puppies from abusive «puppy mills» — large - scale commercial dog breeding facilities.

The lawsuit, filed Monday in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, argued that the two conservative outlets and two writers named in the suit, Rand Simberg and Mark Steyn, «maliciously accused (Mann) of academic fraud, the most fundamental defamation that can be levied against a scientist and a professor.»

The differing statements raised questions about whether the cities may have committed securities fraud, or if the lawsuits themselves were filed in bad faith.

In addition, Popehat notes that Global Wildlife Foundation president Ken Matherne has subsequently «threatened to file criminal charges, FCC charges, fraud charges, an IRS complaint, a governor's office complaint, and a federal lawsuit» against HAN.

As Zal notes, the plaintiffs in the fraud lawsuit against Bluford — which continues against other defendants even though Bluford settled — filed a request on Feb. 21, 2017, to dismiss QuickLegal as a defendant.

As a result, Waggoner's attorney, Patricia Meyer & Associates, filed a lawsuit, alleging «unfair business practices, unjust enrichment, fraud and deceit.»

The Bank has filed a lawsuit arising out of the fraud for two reasons:

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has filed a multimillion - dollar lawsuit against Russia, the Trump campaign and Wikileaks over an alleged 12 offences, including conspiracy, fraud and violations of the Wiretap Act.

No one should have to go through what these families went through, but each year lawsuits in Indiana are filed for fraud and negligence through the purchase of a home.

I've written here a number of times before about what seems to be a growing practice of fraud on the courts designed to remove negative online reviews: file a defamation lawsuit, show up with the «defendant,» stipulated judgment in hand, and then take the judgment to Google and have the offending review «de-indexed» so it will never show in search results.

A Minnesota lawyer who has drawn scorn for his tactics in filing porn copyright lawsuits and disability litigation has been indicted alongside a longtime partner in a multimillion - fraud and extortion conspiracy that counted as its victims hundreds of people nationwide and the court system itself.

CoinDesk reported a securities fraud lawsuit has already been filed in California against the founders behind one of the year's most successful ICOs, the $ 232 million Tezos token sale.

The Chicago Tribune reports the lawsuit filed by Cook County State's Attorney Kimberly Foxx on behalf of Illinois residents brings one consumer fraud count each against Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.

The U.S. government is pushing back against an effort to dismiss the charges it filed in an ongoing initial coin offering (ICO) fraud lawsuit.

Previous lawsuits filed in relation to the Tezos ICO contained allegations of securities law violations and investor fraud.

«These anti-abortion activists broke multiple laws to spread lies about Planned Parenthood, and the lawsuit filed today will expose this fraud for what it is and hold accountable the people behind it,» said Ashley Coffield, CEO of Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region.

But earlier this month, Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit against the video creators, asserting the group broke several federal laws in its campaign to defame the health - care centers with mail fraud, invasion of privacy, illegal secret recording and trespassing.

The buyers filed a lawsuit in 2001 against the salesperson alleging fraud.

Following the resolution of the court case, in which First Realty was found to have misrepresented the property's condition but was not convicted of fraud, First Realty filed a lawsuit against Frontier.

The Buyer filed a lawsuit against the Firm for the Broker's alleged failure to disclose the erosion on the property, alleging fraud and seeking punitive damages for the Broker's conduct.

The Investor filed a lawsuit against the Broker, the Salesperson, the Brokerage, and eCounty alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud.

Parents of students attending St. John's Northwestern Military Academy («School»), a nonprofit organization, filed a lawsuit in Illinois state court against the School, alleging fraud.