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Kirk Hartley
Oct 31, 20122 min read
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, 20122 min read
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, 20122 min read
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, 20121 min read
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, 20121 min read
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, 20122 min read
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, 20121 min read
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, 20111 min read
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, 20107 min read
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, 20091 min read
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, 20092 min read
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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