Posted by Samantha Staudt. One in five Americans have reported that they have skipped medicine doses or failed to fill a prescription each year because of the cost of the medicine. This statistic is outrageous and states have to start doing something about it because the federal government will not. Certain states, like Nevada, have …
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Posted by Ryan Simoneau. The National Law Review recently posted an article on February 20, 2018 discussing the impact of the N.Y. Court of Appeals decision in Forman v. Henkin, a personal injury case. Forman, the Plaintiff, claimed she suffered spinal and brain injuries when she fell off the Defendants horse. Before the accident, the …
Posted by Elizabeth Win. Dollar bills might as well be worth as much as computer paper now. Cryptocurrency has been on the hot seat for the past few months because of its financially growing nature and easy accessibility. Now, as we are starting to see a slow downfall of people investing in Bitcoin; the I.R.S. …
Posted by Barkimba Diallo. In the last few months, a federal investigation has helped yield numbers of guilty pleas in South Jersey. A firefighter in Atlantic City, a Margate doctor, two local pharmaceutical representatives and six others admitted fraud of more than $25 million. The number of convictions is expected to go up due to …
Posted by Chelsea Macchione. Earlier this year in Beverly Massachusetts, Nick’s Roast Beef, a family owned sandwich shop, was found guilty to tax evasion during the years of operation, 2009 to 2013. The sandwich shop, at this time, was an all-cash business and would understate their income by splitting up excess cash between the two …
Posted by Shaiban Almarri. Wilmington Trust Corp. has agreed to pay $60 million to the government after facing charges relating to the bailout program of the federal bank. This agreement incorporates a civil forfeiture of $16 million and $44 million that the bank had paid to the Securities and Exchange Commission in an earlier but similar …
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Posted by Abdullah Aldahmash. As the article begins, “to survive in this age of austerity and fraud,” there is a requirement for a more quick-witted and more refined arrangement of accountants, prepared to offer experiences and answers for all methods of business. This incorporates not just representing legitimate direct of business and reinforcing inbuilt process …
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Posted by Monika Lipowska-Flis. In article “PWC Lawsuit Tests Whether Auditors Must Guarantee Against Fraud,” the trial will determine if the one of the big four companies will survive or vanish from the market. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) is being sued by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for 2.5 billion in losses suffered from collapse of Colonial Bank. …
Posted by Aliasger Mithaiwala. Qualcomm, a telecommunications company that designs and sells wireless telecommunications products and services, is suing Apple Inc. for patent infringement. Apple was originally the initiator in this entire legal conflict because they were the first to file a lawsuit against Qualcomm. Specifically, they filed an “antitrust suit against [them], arguing that …
Posted by Diego Henao. During vior dire, potential expert witnesses’ credibility and expertise is assessed to arrive at a decision if they are properly qualified to give their opinion in court. In the State of Utah, Judge Paul Parker has disqualified Gil Miller, a forensic accountant, from taking the stand as an expert witness for …
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