[Updated through 2021] LPL Financial is certainly not a bucket shop or “boiler room” in the tradition of the Wolf of Wall Street and Stratton Oakmont Securities but lately, its beginning to behave like one. An industry leader with over 16,000 representatives, LPL is a big brokerage firm with offices throughout the United States. Recent […]
World’s First Robo Lawyer Sued for SPAM Text Messages
The late physicist Stephen Hawking, one of the smartest people in the world, openly worried that robots could “spell the end of the human race.” Yet despite those fears, our society continues to march towards more automation. Self driving cars are here. Amazon is already testing pilotless drones to deliver packages. Passenger planes without pilots […]
Shell Companies, Money Laundering and Whistleblower Rewards
Most whistleblower rewards are paid to those reporting frauds against the government. Unless that fraud involves a pharmaceutical giant (Medicare fraud) or big defense contractor, the typical reward is modest. By modest we mean under $1 million. We still love those cases and have dedicated our careers to chasing down fraudsters of all sizes. Like […]
Despite the Risk of Death, GM Delayed Takata Airbag Recall
Exploding Takata airbags are old news. There is evidence that Takata knew that certain of their airbags were 6 times more likely to fail. In 2004, the company ran secret tests after an airbag exploded spewing deadly shrapnel into a driver’s face. We can give the automakers a pass until this point. There is evidence […]
Addus HomeCare Fraud Investigation – Were You Denied Proper Pay?
Mahany Law Announces Addus HomeCare Wage Theft and Employment Investigation Addus HomeCare promotes itself as one of the largest home healthcare providers in the United States. With 189 locations and 33,000 employees, they are certainly big. According to their website, “Patient-focused and innovative, we are always looking for top talent – in direct care, skilled […]
Whistleblower Rewards for Foreign Bribery – Best & Worst Countries for Bribes
Countries with the Highest Rates of Bribery of Government Officials Congress passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in 1977. That law prohibits the payment of bribes to foreign officials to assist in obtaining or retaining business. The FCPA applies to prohibited conduct anywhere in the world and extends to publicly traded companies and their […]
Unwanted Insurance Company Calls and Texts
The insurance world is quickly becoming online. While most towns still have a local State Farm agent, you are more likely to see dozens of insurance apps and Internet advertisements. Many of these sites and apps advertise they can find you the best price on a wide variety of insurance products including life, car and […]
Texas Robocall Lawyer
How to Stop Nuisance Calls in Texas Americans received 58.9 billion robocalls last year. And that total is up 22% from the year before! President Trump signed into law the TRACED Act in late December 2019 that gives greater enforcement power to the FCC but thus far, we haven’t seen a big decrease in illegal […]
Doc Performed Unnecessary Hysterectomies – Medicaid Fraud Post
[Updated 2021 with sentencing information] We get a chill up our spine when people say Medicare fraud is a victimless crime. It’s not just taxpayers that get ripped off. Very often patients are harmed by the very doctors they trust with their care. In this post we examine a 70 year old obstetrician-gynecologist now facing […]
New Jersey Law Journal, October 21, 2020
Lawyers Get $3M From $9.5M Settlement Over Unwelcome Sales Calls by Charles Toutant | New Jersey Law Journal (79K) The risk of establishing liability and damages favors settlement because of the defendant’s argument that it did not use an automated telephone dialing system, the court said, noting that the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to […]
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