What is being done about fraud in the FHA’s mortgage insurance program? In September, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Regions Bank (“Regions”) agreed to pay $52.4 million to …
How can I protect my business from conduct risk? The U.S. Attorney in Manhattan recently announced a number of charges against two former executives of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. …
What anticompetitive business actions are considered unfair? Amidst the recent commotion surrounding the wildly elevated prices of certain products sold by Mylan Pharmaceuticals (“Mylan”), New York State Attorney General Eric …
How has Turing managed to get into even more trouble after last year’s bombshell? It is difficult to imagine Martin Shkreli (“Shkreli”) being shamed even more than he already has …
On September 20, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it awarded more than $4 million to a whistleblower who provided original information about a fraud that resulted …
It is a fact of life that many securities brokers and financial advisors will be the subject of one or more customer complaints during his/her career. To be sure, some …
On May 31, 2016, the Appellate Division, First Department, issued MP Cool Investments Ltd. v. Forkosh, 2016 NY Slip Op. 05944, a case involving allegations of fraud in connection with …
On August 30, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it awarded a company insider $22.5 million for providing “detailed” information about a “well-hidden fraud at the company …
On September 1, 2016, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or the “Commission”) announced that it was seeking comment on proposed amendments to the rules governing the Commission’s whistleblower program, …
When parties negotiate the terms of a contract, they cannot account for every contingency or event that may affect performance. To be sure, they try. But, it is simply not …
