The "botometer" is an online, open access source for assessing whether a twitter account likely is run by a bot. ...

Another part of the complexity of asbestos litigation lies in the efforts of some to shut down former makers of asbestos containing...

Uber banks in Europe (e.g. HSBC) are under increasing scrutiny for creating or aiding and abetting various forms of tax fraud and other...

An update on the apparent wave of fraud in Super Storm Sandy litigation by property insurers and their experts and lawyers. In short, the...

Too often in litigation, unfair things are happening, but it’s difficult to get one judge in one case to pay serious attention because...

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...

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...

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...

In the United States, LIBOR cases are going through endless "Twiqbal" motions. In the UK, on the other hand, LIBOR cases are being set...

The litigation industry’s newest player is now in the game. Capital One has just accepted an order from the The Consumer Financial...

The LIBOR litigation is now officially moving into conspiracy claims. Alison Frankel has the story – a key excerpt is below: "That...

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...

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...

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)...

Remember when a tobacco company (Liggett) sought to avoid prosecution by turning over its knowledge of wrongful acts by big tobacco? ...

The SEC’s whistleblower rules become final on August 12, 2011. The rules to the process are explained here by lawyers from a...

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...

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert issued this October 7 paper on the “illegality” and “in pari delicto” defenses that auditors and bankers are using...

The WSJ Law blog includes this post yesterday that illustrates the virtues of e-discovery and the ever-expanding use of tort law in...