Kirk T. Hartley
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Kirk Hartley
- Dec 9, 2016
- 2 min
Fraudulent Conveyance Claims Arising from Shut Down of Company, With Its Lawyers Involved as Investo
Another part of the complexity of asbestos litigation lies in the efforts of some to shut down former makers of asbestos containing...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 18, 2015
- 1 min
Legacy Liability and “Skeletons in the Closet” – the Uber Bank Version
Uber banks in Europe (e.g. HSBC) are under increasing scrutiny for creating or aiding and abetting various forms of tax fraud and other...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jan 5, 2015
- 3 min
More Insurer Fraud Identified in Super Storm Sandy Litigation – Major Hearing Ahead
An update on the apparent wave of fraud in Super Storm Sandy litigation by property insurers and their experts and lawyers. In short, the...
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Kirk Hartley
- Nov 17, 2014
- 2 min
Some Snowballs Grow: More on Sandy-Related Fraud by Insurance Defense Lawyers and Their Engineers
Too often in litigation, unfair things are happening, but it’s difficult to get one judge in one case to pay serious attention because...
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Kirk Hartley
- Nov 10, 2014
- 5 min
Magistrate Judge Uncovers Tort System Fraud – by Insurance Company Lawyers and Professional En
Fraud, fraud, fraud. Some days one would think the “f” word is the only word known to some in the insurance industry, and some of their...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 13, 2014
- 1 min
Targeting and Catching a Global Fraudster, via London’s Courts
It’s a James Bond type of story, as Michael Goldhaber points out, in telling the short version of a story regarding British lawyers at...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 1, 2014
- 1 min
How Common or Rare is Corporate Fraud ?
Facts are useful when debating the extent of fraud. Within the world of corporate fraud, a useful source for some facts is KPMG’s 2013...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 31, 2012
- 2 min
UK Trial Judge Sets LIBOR Case for Trial in Fall 2013
In the United States, LIBOR cases are going through endless "Twiqbal" motions. In the UK, on the other hand, LIBOR cases are being set...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 18, 2012
- 2 min
Capital One Accepts Fine for Fraudulent Sales Practices
The litigation industry’s newest player is now in the game. Capital One has just accepted an order from the The Consumer Financial...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 10, 2012
- 2 min
LIBOR Claims Now Include Explicit Conspiracy Allegations Against Multiple Banks
The LIBOR litigation is now officially moving into conspiracy claims. Alison Frankel has the story – a key excerpt is below: "That...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 29, 2012
- 1 min
Now a Madoff Brother Is Pleading Guilty – What’s Ahead ?
Earlier this week, there was a guilty plea from a lower level member of the extended Madoff family. Now Mr. Madoff’s brother Peter is...
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Kirk Hartley
- May 11, 2012
- 1 min
AIG Back in the News – Will Frauds Be Fully Aired ?
The wheels continue to grind on whether AIG’s alleged frauds will be fully aired. One new development is that a New York appellate court...
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Kirk Hartley
- Mar 5, 2012
- 2 min
QBE and Wells Fargo Attacked for Fraud in Forced Placed Insurance
More on insurers failing to act in good faith. It’s not surprising to read that QBE and Wells Fargo (as well as other banks and insurers)...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 16, 2012
- 1 min
More Allegations of LIBOR Fraud by Uber Banks – But Some Bank is Said to Be Talking to Obtain
Remember when a tobacco company (Liggett) sought to avoid prosecution by turning over its knowledge of wrongful acts by big tobacco? ...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 3, 2011
- 1 min
SEC Rules on Whistleblowers – A Guide for Would Be Whistleblowers
The SEC’s whistleblower rules become final on August 12, 2011. The rules to the process are explained here by lawyers from a...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jan 18, 2010
- 7 min
Major Bankers and Financiers, Litigation and “Litigation Reform”
With today being a holiday in the US for Dr. King’s birthday, I decided to take a holiday on the usual torts in favor of a little...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 9, 2009
- 1 min
Illegality and In Pari Delicto Defense to Fraud Claims
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert issued this October 7 paper on the “illegality” and “in pari delicto” defenses that auditors and bankers are using...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 12, 2009
- 2 min
The Value of E-discovery and Tort Law – Trial Judge Says Internal Emails Probably Hang UBS on
The WSJ Law blog includes this post yesterday that illustrates the virtues of e-discovery and the ever-expanding use of tort law in...
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