Sentences with phrase «fraud suits against»

That Task Force has recently brought several significant civil fraud suits against financial institutions, and more are sure to follow.

Appearing on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, the liberal Democratic prosecutor noted that he was the only state official involved in the suite of fraud suits against the Trump University program, which wrung a $ 25 million settlement from the Republican leader just days after his election to the highest office in the land.

But the campaign's timing is propitious: Trump's attacks on the Mexican heritage of the federal judge overseeing fraud suits against Trump University have set off a fresh round of denunciations from leading Republicans.

The long running fraud suit against former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg has been settled after 12 years, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Friday announced.

Represented AIG in a $ 10 billion fraud suit against Bank of America and its affiliates arising out of AIG's purchase of billions of dollars in Residential Mortgage - Backed Securities.

Alec Baldwin has dismissed his fraud suit against art gallery owner Mary Boone, after reaching a seven - figure settlement, an amount that represents a full trial victory.

Represented a fund in a fraud suit against a national real estate appraiser in connection with a master planned community that went bankrupt.

Not exact matches

In May, Alabama state court ruled against HealthSouth (HLS) in its suit against Ernst and Young, the company's auditor at the time of its major fraud.

This is why what happened last week was so shocking: the venture capital firm Benchmark Capital filed suit against former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick for fraud, break of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.

When news broke in 2015 of Volkswagen's massive diesel emissions - cheating scandal, Hagens Berman was the first firm in the nation to file suit against the automaker for its egregious fraud, going on to represent thousands of owners in litigation and take a leading role on the Plaintiffs» Steering Committee that would finalize a $ 14.7 billion, record - breaking settlement for owners.

But Vacco predicts that while Schneiderman «made a mistake,» he won't he slapped with ethics violations because the AG ultimately filed a civil suit against Trump University for alleged consumer fraud, suggesting there was no quid pro quo.

His trial for tax fraud also happened to disclose an old paternity suit against him.

It added that the arm - twisting tactic was a panicky measure to divert attention from the criminal libel suit by the former governor against a member of the House, Dr Samuel Omotoso, and the governor's aide, Lere Olayinka, over allegations of fraud.

The suit, which was first filed in 2013, stems from fraud complaints against the now - defunct university.

The state Appellate Division — which ruled in March that state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's fraud suit can go forward against Donald Trump's defunct «school» and the candidate himself — granted Trump permission to appeal its ruling to the state Court of Appeals.

They will be joined by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a proven progressive leader who has rooted out fraud and corruption in New York and whose current law suit against Donald Trump is leading the charge to protect Dreamers and preserve DACA.

It was learnt that although the anti-graft agency had challenged Justice Nganjiwa's suit at the Supreme Court, it decided to also write to the NJC so that fraud cases against other judges would not be scuttled.

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Separately, a suit filed against Trump University by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, which is still pending, alleges claims such as fraud and violating New York business law.

TechCrunch filed suit against Fusion Garage on Dec. 11 for false advertising, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of business deals, fraud and deceit, and unlawful business practices.

The TechCrunch founder says he has filed suit with the Northern District of California Federal court against Fusion Garage alleging fraud and deceit, misappropriation of business ideas, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition and violations of the Lanham Act (trademark protection).

James Dalton has ripped of numerous people in the French Bulldog community and has several law suits against him for fraud, breach of contract and slander / libel.

In September 2011, Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed suit against Barkworks company on the grounds that they engaged in consumer fraud and false advertising by misrepresenting the source of their dogs (i.e., telling customers the puppies came from «responsible private breeders» rather than puppy mills).

Meanwhile, The Puppy Mill Project was instrumental in an investigation that lead to a recent consumer fraud suit filed against another Chicago pet store chain — Furry Babies.

The initial suit was filed by Zampella and West over claims of unpaid Modern Warfare 2 royalties — supposedly $ 36 million worth — as well as allegations of improper workplace conduct on the part of Activision (a Los Angeles judge would later dismiss one of their two fraud claims against the publisher).

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.»

I believe that a class action suit by tax payers against the major environmental groups and their billionaire backers for fraud is entirely justified, actual and punitive damages into the trillions of dollars could potentially be sought.

National Review is asking for money to defend itself against a libel law suit filed by Professor Michael Mann for defaming him by accusing him of academic fraud.

Finally, if fraud claims against firms become more common, lawyers may need to check with their malpractice insurers to determine whether their coverage includes suits for fraud.

We routinely file suits and collect judgments against perpetrators of insurance fraud including both insureds and medical providers.

Obtained dismissals of suits against financial institutions seeking damages for claims including negligence, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair business practices and elder abuse.

Defending metal producer Timminco Ltd. against fraud allegations before the Ontario Court of Appeal last year, he helped set an important precedent barring plaintiffs from bringing secondary - market class action suits if they failed to get leave to appeal within three years.

Ms. Boone had sought to dismiss the fraud claims on the grounds that Mr. Baldwin filed suit against the gallery after the statute of limitations had expired.

While it is true that the Allstate suit contains fraud allegations, Exclusion F only bars coverage for fraudulent acts if a final judgment or adjudication is entered against Plaintiffs.

Won dismissal of outside directors from suit for alleged securities fraud that ultimately settled for $ 7.5 million against other defendants.

Next he commenced a second action against his second solicitor, on the same basis as the earlier suit, except that «fraud» was substituted for «negligence.»

Plaintiff, a dissatisfied attorney, has brought suit against the entire legal tech industry, alleging that the claims and promises it made in 2016 amount to fraud and false advertising.»

The successful representation of two members of a joint venture in their suit against their joint venture partner for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud.

The Crown's fiduciary duty was introduced and elaborated upon in Guerin, a damage suit against the Crown that arose before 1982 in which the honour of the Crown was not mentioned, but in which the Court did make a $ 10 million award based, in part, upon its disapproval of the equitable fraud of certain agents of the Crown.

The plaintiffs then brought suit against the various defendants, asserting claims for, inter alia, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, negligence, negligence per se, and conversion.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) also filed a suit against two cryptocurrency companies for fraud on Friday.

In addition, Cook County, Illinois, has filed suit alleging fraud against the company among other claims.

But after three years, he grew tired of waiting for the startup to begin production, so he filed suit in a Texas small claims court against the company, alleging it committed fraud and breached its contract with him.

Authorities in South Korea have reportedly filed suit against a U.S. cryptocurrency mining firm, alleging a multi-million dollar fraud.

CoinDesk Authorities in South Korea have reportedly filed suit against a U.S. cryptocurrency mining firm, alleging a multi-million dollar fraud.

More than 1,000 «uninformed» and «unrepresented» homeowners in Monroe County, Pa., are expected to join in a recently filed class action suit for fraud against developer Gene Percudani, president of Raintree Homes; Dominick Stranieri, an independent appraiser in Strousburg, Pa.; and William Spaner of Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation.

In addition, Cendant officials may file suit against Forbes if he pleads guilty to or is convicted of any crime in connection with the fraud.

The buyer brought suit against the seller, claiming fraud and failure to comply with the state's disclosure statute.