Posts tagged Fraud

• Are Your Financial Advisers' Investment Recommendations "Suitable"?

  Bruce Bierhans | November 02, 2009 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Recently, I concluded a case in which I represented a financial adviser for one of the largest brokerage firms in the country against the firm itself. The firm was attempting to enforce a Non...

• FDA Slow In Banning Fraudulent Drug Researchers

  Greg Webb | November 01, 2009 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In a report scheduled for release on Thursday, Congressional investigators say the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pays little attention to its duty to ban investigators that are convicted of...

• Frivolous Stella Awards

  Mike Bryant | October 24, 2009 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It's always interesting when a friend emails me an example of a frivolous lawsuit or sometimes I see them posted on a couple of the non lawyer websites I frequent on occasion. They are stories of...

• Recession Yells "FORE!"

  Steve Lombardi | October 23, 2009 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  How do we know when the recession has officially hit home? How about when it hits the ultra exclusive country club in town Glenn Oaks? It’s being reported that West Bank will be taking over...

• Debt Settlement Company Ordered to Pay $200,000 for Defrauding New York State Customers

  David Mittleman | October 17, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  During a time when most people are desperate to pay off those high-interest rate credit card balances, it can be tempting to call up a debt settlement company. They often promise a quick fix: by...

• Reverse Mortgage Abuses

  Bruce Bierhans | October 09, 2009 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  What a surprise! An article in todays SanFran Chronicle reports that reverse mortgages have the potential to spawn another subprime-style financial crisis. This, according to a report released by...

• Tobacco Companies to Kids: Be Cool, Try It!

  Brian Denney | October 05, 2009 9:33 AM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Would you believe that eating lots of apple sauce is no more dangerous than smoking cigarettes? www.youtube.com/watch Would you believe that some pregnant women like to smoke so they can have...

• Why Do I Have All Of These Out-of-Network Charges For Care At An In-Network Hospital

  Jean Martin | September 25, 2009 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As you and your family prepare for surgery, choosing the right doctor, might end up a choice costing you more than you budgeted for. Those with health insurance normally pick doctors that are...

• Salon: Why Loan Modification Scams are Booming

  Paul Kiesel | September 24, 2009 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  FYI: Here's a link to a blog I wrote a year ago that portends what's being described in the article below. From Salon.com: During the go-go years of the real estate bubble, shady mortgage brokers...

• Feds Seek to Change Drugmakers' Practices With Pfizer Settlement

  Greg Webb | September 13, 2009 2:41 PM | 3 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A record $2.3 billion settlement with Pfizer has reinforced the Obama administration’s stance on health-care fraud. Recently, “Pfizer unit Pharmacia & Upjohn pleaded guilty to a...