California’s Identity Theft Act

A tool to protect consumers after the Equifax breach of 2017. You can recover actual damages, penalties and attorneys’ fees

Matthew Loker

From Issue: 2017 October

U. S. Supreme Court refuses to extinguish light-cigarette fraud claims against tobacco companies

High Court clarifies role of federal preemption to protect victims’ rights

Leslie A. Brueckner

From Issue: 2009 February

Prying attorneys from their deceptive clients

The crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege can be a powerful tool to pry out defendant’s secrets and separate the defendant from its former attorneys

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2010 December

Holding nursing home corporate employers accountable for fraud

A case study

Jennifer Fiore
Susan Kang Gordon

From Issue: 2022 March

When the attorney endorses the client’s name to the settlement check

Upon learning that his attorney has forged the endorsement on a settlement check and the money is now gone, the client has multiple options for redress

David Cook

From Issue: 2011 October

Taking on art fraud

With the advent of scams executed on the Internet, art law has become a niche for intellectual-property attorneys, but focuses on the tort of fraud

Anayat Durrani

From Issue: 2011 January

Not just defendants anymore: Public entities are plaintiffs, too

Public entities have actively joined the fray to protect themselves from fraud and wrongdoing

Ingrid M. Evans
Steven P. Shaw

From Issue: 2008 October

Fraud: The fundamentals

The issues and law that generally arise in fraud cases

Ara Jabagchourian

From Issue: 2014 January