Halloween Creates More Tricks than Treats in the Courts
October 2020 Although Halloween is meant to be a fun festive event, it is wrought with opportunities for things to go frightfully wrong. There are many instances when surrounding events have led to...
View ArticleAn Ill-Fated Scheme and a Voodoo Spell
October 2020 Fraud lurks in dark corners and hidden spaces. It’s often found where one would least expect it, whether a Ponzi scheme perpetuated through a religious organization or other strong...
View ArticleWrongful Termination Claims May Invoke Whistleblower Protections in COVID-19
May 2020 The wave of coronavirus related litigation has already begun and will no doubt continue many years into the future, especially considering the case backlog that the pandemic has exacerbated....
View ArticleBreach of Contract and Economic Damages Claims During COVID-19
May 2020 The overall economic damage of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to build. Restrictions on business activity and overall movement via safer at home directives have (i) constrained contract...
View ArticleFraud in the Time of Coronavirus
April 2020 The unfortunate counterpart to system and personal vulnerabilities are those looking to exploit them for gain. The current circumstances surrounding the current coronavirus (COVID-19) are...
View ArticleAsset Impairment and Other Financial Reporting Considerations Surrounding...
April 2020 COVID-19 is affecting all aspects of business operations. In addition to the disruptions in day to day activities, the circumstances, requirements and deadlines for financial reporting...
View ArticlePrice Gouging in an Emergency
March 2020 Under normal circumstances, in a primarily capitalistic society, the laws of supply and demand establish reasonable prices for goods and services. In times of emergency, markets are much...
View ArticleRecovering Coronavirus Related Lost Profits through Insurance
March 2020 Business interruption insurance (also known as business disruption insurance) is part of many property damage policies and intended to compensate for lost revenue and related lost profits...
View ArticleDefendants of TCPA Class Actions Just Got Some Help to Lower Damages
In a recent Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) case (Golan v. FreeEats.com, Inc. (d/b/a/ ccAdvertsing et al.)), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s massive...
View ArticleWhen Employee Dissatisfaction Becomes Employee Theft
Many organizations suffer from varying levels of employee discontent. Certain employees may feel, rightly or wrongly, that they are not being properly compensated for their contributions or otherwise...
View ArticleValuation Guide: Insurance Broker
Industry Description According to the US Census Bureau, the insurance brokerage industry (NAICS 524210) comprises of establishments primarily engaged acting as brokers/agents in selling annuities and...
View ArticleLost Health Benefits May Be A Shrinking Component of Lost Compensation Claims
June 2019 Lost compensation claims value the economic losses associated with employment that is eliminated, interrupted or reduced because of improper employment decisions or environments, personal...
View ArticleStudy Offers Statistical Evidence on the Value of Whistleblower Reporting...
June 2019 A study published in April 2019 and conducted by researchers at George Washington University offers a quantification of the generally held understanding that effective whistleblower systems...
View ArticleDamages from Misuse of Kardashian’s Assets
February 2019 Kim Kardashian, the most recognizable name in reality television, has filed a $10 million lawsuit in California federal court asserting that fast fashion brand Missguided has made her...
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Survey Reports Substantial Pressure to Misrepresent Financial Results
February 2019 A recent survey of 306 accounting and finance professionals, including more than 200 controllers from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, describes that almost...
View ArticleValuation Guide: Commercial Banks
Industry Description According to the US Census Bureau, the commercial banking industry (NAICS 522110) is comprised of establishments primarily engaged in accepting demand and other deposits and making...
View ArticleValuation Guide: Casinos
Industry Description According to the US Census Bureau, casino hotels (NAICS 721120) comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging in hotel facilities with a casino on the...
View ArticleValuation Guide: Skilled Nursing Facility
Industry Description The skilled nursing facility industry, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau (NAICS 623110), consists of companies primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and...
View ArticleTax Implications for Litigation Settlements and Awards
January 2019 Taxability affects the actual economic recovery from a litigation settlement or award. In assessing whether to accept a settlement or make the investment to take a case to trial, tax...
View ArticleHistoric Material Adverse Effect Ruling Demonstrates What It Takes to...
January 2019 In December 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld a judgement in the matter of Akron, Inc. v. Fresenius Kabi AG wherein the Court of Chancery for the first time ever found that a...
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