• Richard Davis and Trademark Properties are finally back with their new television show “The Real Deal.” The company was previously on A&E with their show Flip This House, but litigation put a stop to the show. A&E hired some really […]

  • Reuters published an interesting article about lawsuits against short sellers… like when Overstock sued Gradient Analytics and Rocker Partners. “Short sellers” profit when a company’s stock price goes down. Negative information about companies tends to send the stock price down, […]

  • While surfing the ‘net for interesting reads on Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, I came across a post by Jeff Matthews, whose blog is “Jeff Matthews Is Not Making This Up.” Jeff came up with the “Patrick Awards.” The awards are […]

  • I’ve been taking a look at some of the inventory numbers in Overstock’s most recent 10-K. I have plenty to say about the issue, but thought it would be fun to raise just one question for now… The 2006 Overstock […]

  • Johnnie Frazier, the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Commerce, is being investigated by a congressional committee based upon allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse. Among the allegations: Bid rigging for friends – Arranging a $150,000 no-bid contract for […]

  • A new report by Fraud Discovery Institute contrasts the two Usanas that exist. There is one Usana story told to potential distributors (make lots of money!) and a different story told to Wall Street (only 12% actually want to make […]

  • This has got to be “Education Fraud” or something… Stacy Snyder, a recent graduate of Millersville University has been denied her teaching certificate because of a picture of her posted on MySpace. What’s the content of that photo, you ask? […]

  • Altanta attorney Ulysses Thomas Ware has been convicted of one count of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. The conviction follows a two-week jury trial in federal court. According to evidence presented at […]

  • This is hilarious. Roy Pearson, a ?Washington D.C. administrative law judge sued a dry cleaner because they lost his pants. And he wants $65,462,500. He says he’s entitled to that $65 million because he’s had? .mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort.. […]

  • A full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (a pro-business group) suggests that lawsuit abuse costs the average American family $3,520. That is the alleged increase in […]