Surgeon, Lawyers Sentenced to Prison in Slip-and-Fall Scheme April 28, 2023 A New York surgeon and two lawyers are the latest professionals to be sentenced for their roles in a massive...
Disbarred Lawyer Girardi Pleads Not Guilty to Client Thefts February 8, 2023 By Brian Melley LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf Monday on charges he...
D&O Insurer Dodges Coverage for $4.9M Embezzlement Scheme January 4, 2023 A directors and officers insurer has no duty to defend a New Mexico financial organization from litigation filed after its...
“Sweetie Pie’s” Star Denies Arranging Nephew’s Death September 15, 2022 A former star in a St. Louis-based “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” reality television show testified Tuesday that he was not...
Fireman’s Fund Must Defend ‘Lottery Lawyer’ in Fraud Case July 18, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson As the criminal trial of a New York lawyer charged with bilking lottery winners out of millions of dollars got...
Florida Gallery Owner Charged with Peddling Fake Art Pieces May 31, 2022 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida gallery owner has been arrested on federal charges for peddling fake art pieces,...
Georgia Settles With 3 Former Insurance Employees Over Leaks October 27, 2021 ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state government has settled a lawsuit filed by three former Insurance Department employees who said they...
Attorneys, Physicians Charged in $31M Trip-and-Fall Fraud Scheme August 27, 2021 By Claims Journal staff Two attorneys and two doctors are charged in a $31 million insurance fraud scheme where plaintiffs were allegedly recruited from...
Witness: Commissioner Used Arson Money to Buy Campaign Signs July 20, 2021 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA (AP) — Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck improperly took money from the private insurer he led and used...
N.C. Political Donor Gets 7 Years In Prison, Hayes Probation August 21, 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A major political donor convicted of attempting to bribe a North Carolina elected official to secure preferential...