After an Allstate Insurance investigation alleged that a well-known Florida pain clinic had conspired with an injury law firm and had fraudulently billed the auto insurer for unnecessary surgeries and risky procedures, Allstate took the unusual step of striking an …
A former Portland, Oregon personal injury attorney was sentenced Monday to eight years, five months in prison and ordered to pay $4.5 million in restitution for stealing insurance payouts from 135 clients. Lori E. Deveny’s actions led to the largest …
NEW YORK — Personal injury attorney Steve Barnes, whose law firm Cellino & Barnes was known on two coasts for its catchy TV jingle, was killed Friday in a small plane crash in western New York. Barnes, a registered pilot, …
A New Jersey judge has decided that a disbarred New York City lawyer will not have to serve a prison term for stealing funds from a client. Instead, 48-year-old Jeffrey Squitieri must serve five years of probation and pay $88,000 …
An attorney has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in an insurance fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Joseph Haddad of Orange was sentenced Thursday in Bridgeport to four years and three months. …
An attorney is facing sentencing in Connecticut for his role in an insurance fraud scheme. Joseph Haddad of Orange is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Bridgeport. Prosecutors say Haddad, a Bridgeport-based personal injury attorney, conspired with …
The New Hampshire Supreme Court is upholding the disbarment of a personal injury lawyer who made a settlement demand without his clients’ consent and threatened to drop the case on the morning of mediation unless they paid him a $2 …