On October 17, 2017, the National Whistleblower Center, a non-profit, tax-exempt, non-partisan whistleblower legal advocacy organization, Senator Charles Grassley, and the U.S. Government filed amici briefs before the U.S. Supreme …
Last year was a banner year for fines levied by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regarding the sale of variable annuities. In 2016, $30.3 million in fines were assessed …
Certain provisions of New York’s Labor Law require that construction workers be provided with a safe work environment. Contractors and owners can be held strictly liable under certain circumstances if …
On October 12, 2017, the House Financial Services Committee approved legislation that would provide legal protection for financial advisers who report the financial abuse and exploitation of senior Americans to …
The SEC recently announced that fraud charges were being brought against the creator of two Initial Coin Offerings (“ICOs”). The complaint alleges that Maksim Zaslavskiy (“Zaslavskiy”) defrauded investors with two …
Article 3-A of New York’s Lien Law establishes a system of trusts to ensure that certain individuals or entities that contributed services, labor and/or materials to a construction project for …
New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) October 10, 2017 – Freiberger Haber LLP is pleased to announce that co-founding partner, Jeffrey M. Haber, has been named by Super Lawyers Magazine® to …
Contracts are often at the heart of business and commercial disputes. Not all contract disputes result in litigation. A well-drafted contract can often prevent or resolve a dispute before the …
Many contracts require that a party procure an “Additional Insured” endorsement to their commercial general liability (and similar) insurance policies. Generally, the purpose of an “Additional Insured” endorsement is to …
This Blog has previously written about the financial exploitation of America’s seniors. (Here, here, here and here.) As noted in these prior posts, unscrupulous investment professionals (such as, stockbrokers, financial …
