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 […]

Marilee Jones, the dean of admissions for Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has resigned after it was discovered that she falsified her credentials. She claimed on her 1979 application to MIT that she had a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Rensselaer […]

Four defendants pleaded guilty to selling millions of dollars worth of fake Rockwell Automation software. The counterfeit software was sold on eBay, and had a retail value of $19 million. Each defendant faces five years in prison and a fine […]

I was cruising cyber-space, seeing what others had to say about today’s earnings call for Overstock.com. I made my feelings clear about the use of the word “improvement.” Overstock’s numbers are terrible, and when compared to last year, no one […]

A few weeks ago, a court barred Vonage Holdings Corp. from signing up new customers for its internet phone service while its appeal of a patent infringement case is pending. The U.S. Court of Appeals issued a stay of the […]

Richard Scrushy, founder of HealthSouth Corp. will pay $81 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission claims. The payment includes $77.5 million in gains and a $3.5 million penalty, but he has already been credited with $71.5 million toward this […]

Wal-Mart is denying allegations that it investigated stockholders who submitted resolutions for the upcoming annual meeting. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that Wal-Mart “directed its surveillance operations at critical shareholders,” citing a January 2007 memo. But CEO […]