Creditors, bankruptcy trustees and receivers may not use the so-called Ponzi scheme presumptions in cases brought under the Minnesota Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (MUFTA). Recent clawback claims against banks, investors and other financial institutions receiving...
Examinations Under Oath: A Reasonable Approach to Investigating Health Care Provider Fraud
Introduction Insurance companies have a number of tools at their disposal to investigate and adjust claims. One of the most powerful tools is the insurer’s authority to require the insured to appear in person to produce documents, physical evidence and answer...
Are you aware that Minnesota amended its Termination of Sales Representatives Act?
Minnesota law has long protected from termination without cause sales representatives who represent manufacturers, wholesalers, assemblers or importers and solicit wholesale orders. Until recently, this law could be circumvented by contractual choice-of-law clauses...
Sugarland Settlement Reached in Band Break Up Case
Barry O’Neil and Ken Abdo obtained the widely publicized settlement of departing member claims for Kristen Hall, the founding member of superstar country act Sugarland. O'Neil and Abdo are members of Lommen Abdo's litigation and entertainment advisory team for Ms....
Lommen Abdo Successful in ‘Ungating’ Hedge Fund Investment
Lommen Abdo attorneys Barry O’Neil and Tom Dougherty successfully “ungated” a hedge fund investment on behalf of the firm’s client, a limited partner investor. Here is the background: The client purchased a limited partnership interest from the hedge fund in 2005. The...
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