Posted by Stephen D’Angelo. Friday morning, two days after the judge presiding the Uber class action lawsuit decided that drivers attempting to arbitrate can be included in the law suit, Uber sent drivers a new agreement. The document undermined the judge’s ruling by revising the arbitration clause. Liss-Riordan and her team are filing an emergency motion …
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Legal Cases Involving Forensic Accountants
Posted by Kimberly Culcay. In the article, “What Types of Legal Cases Require a Forensic Accountant,” Henry Rinder describes what a forensic accountant really is and the need for such a professional. The article discusses that there is a difference between a traditional accountant and a forensic accountant. A forensic accountant combines accounting knowledge and …
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Brazil Archives – Blog Business Law – a resource for business law students
Posted by Alexander D. Bakogiannis. Earlier this year the SEC reported that a medical device company named Orthofix was being charged with improperly booking revenue and making improper payment to doctors and government owned hospitals in Brazil. They improperly recorded revenues as soon as a product was shipped before securing payments. When a company makes …
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Legal Cases Involving Forensic Accountants
Posted by Kimberly Culcay. In the article, “What Types of Legal Cases Require a Forensic Accountant,” Henry Rinder describes what a forensic accountant really is and the need for such a professional. The article discusses that there is a difference between a traditional accountant and a forensic accountant. A forensic accountant combines accounting knowledge and …
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Columbia University fined $9.5 million for Overcharging Medical Research Costs
Posted by Serkan Saka. Have you ever thought how important it is for universities to receive government research support? As we know that reputation is also very important for all the universities. Columbia University one of the best universities in the world and a top university for medical research. Recently, however, Columbia requested research funds …
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The Fall of a Coal “Kingpin”
Posted by Dan Udvari. On December 3, 2015 Donald L. Blankenship – the CEO of Massey Energy, Co. – was convicted of a single misdemeanor for conducting a conspiracy to violate safety rules in his coal mines just before the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster that occurred on April 5, 2010. Massey Energy was the fourth …
Turing Pharmaceuticals Archives – Blog Business Law – a resource for business law students
Posted by Jose L. Diaz. Imagine having a potential life-ending disease or illness that you depend on medication for to survive. Money is tight, and most of your savings goes towards purchasing the medication in order to survive. Suddenly, just overnight, the price of this drug not only increases, but it increases by 5000%. While …
Goldman Sachs Being Sacked
Posted by Giancarlo Barrera. Goldman Sachs was infamously named “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Goldman created, convinced, and sold mortgage investments that had been designed to fail in the first place.corruption at its finest. It was corruption at its finest. Goldman even went as far as betting against the same derivatives it was promoting …
Privacy and Surveillance Laws
Research proposal posted by Brian Kane. In the digital age, the rights and laws regarding privacy are being contested now more than ever. Today personal privacy, both digital and physical, is being discussed. One of the earliest examples of privacy laws in the United States is the 4th amendment. Under this amendment gives “the right …
Wells Fargo Scandal
Posted by Dylan Beland. One of the most talked about issues in business law news is the Wells Fargo scandal. The story behind this scandal is that the Department of Justice and many attorneys are investigating the possibility that Wells Fargo has millions of fake accounts opened at their banks. The result of the investigation was Wells …