2020

Estate Planning in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Social distancing makes witnessing a will difficult but not impossible
Anderson LeBlanc / 0 Comments /By Kerry Hannon, AARP In the past few weeks, an escalating number of clients have hurried to meet by videoconference and phone with Daniel S. Rubin, a partner at the New York City law firm of Moses & Singer, who is ...
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2020

The Importance Of Estate Planning
Anderson LeBlanc / 0 Comments /By Halsey Schreier It’s that time of year, many people are trying to escape their winter doldrums by traveling to warmer weather. Traveling is exciting—whether internationally or within the continental U.S.—and ...
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2020

The Race is on to Lead Business Interruption Insurance Litigation
Anderson LeBlanc / 0 Comments /By Alison Frankel (Reuters) – If you needed proof that litigation over business interruption insurance stemming from COVID-19 shutdowns is going to be a very big deal, it arrived Monday at the Judicial Panel on ...
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2020

Litigation Builds Against Insurers Over Coronavirus Business Interruption
Anderson LeBlanc / 0 Comments /By Jef Feeley and Katherine Chiglinsky Barbara Snowden dreamed of opening a wig shop to help women who’d lost their hair during chemotherapy feel better as they battled cancer. In November, she beamed at the grand ...
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2020

Healthcare Industry Injuries and Illnesses
Anderson LeBlanc / 0 Comments /By HG.org The healthcare industry, like any other, has its share of injuries and illnesses that may occur depending upon certain factors. Some of these may be due to patient care or service and the accompanying stress or ...
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2020

Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Will Rise During Quarantines. So Will Neglect of At-Risk People, Social Workers Say.
Anderson LeBlanc / 0 Comments /By Joaquin Sapien, Ginger Thompson, Beena Raghavendran and Megan Rose While most Americans huddle inside their homes watching and worrying as the coronavirus pandemic stalks the country, desperate emails have poured into ...
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2020

Madoff payout to victims nears $14 billion
Anderson LeBlanc / 0 Comments /By Reuters Bernard Madoff’s former customers will soon see their total recovery approach $14 billion, a court-appointed trustee said on Friday, as the dying swindler awaits a decision on whether the US government will ...
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2020

Man Who Admitted to Home Improvement Fraud Sentenced
Anderson LeBlanc / 0 Comments /By Associated Press, Wire Service Content BARRE, VT. (AP) — A Vermont man who admitted to committing home improvement fraud has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars. Ryan Kimball, 34, of St. Johnsbury, was sentenced ...
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2020

Nigerian Used Fake Passports to Launder Romance Fraud Money
Anderson LeBlanc / 0 Comments /By Associated Press, GREENBELT, MD. (AP) — Federal officials say a Maryland man used fake passports to facilitate a money laundering conspiracy involving nearly $1 million. Arinze Michael Ozor, 36, pleaded guilty Friday ...
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2020

White-Collar Crimes — Motivations and Triggers
Anderson LeBlanc / 0 Comments /By Roomy Khan Each time one reads a report on white-collar crime, and there always is a newer and bigger one getting exposed, one is forced to ask the question – why do they do it? Why do individuals engage in such ...
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