Consumer Law

Free Money
Revolution Money, a new PayPal-like money transfer service, has a very cool promotion. This company is for real.  It was started by Steve Case, founder of AOL.  I?ve already transferred my money to my checking account so I think that it is legitimate...

What is a Pre-money and Post-money Valuation
Definitions and examples of pre-money and post-money valuations used in venture capital.

I Am Not Sure I Am Really Linked In To Linkedin
You know when the Internet bubble was growing (before the burst) there were so many companies raising money and expanding that I could not figure out how their market strategy made sense (or money)...

Money can’t buy me love: Money matters to your marriage
The New York Times your smartest financial decision is marrying someone who shares your attitudes about money. Tara Siegel Bernard writes (excerpt): ?A lot of the debates people have about money are code for how we want to live our lives,? said Betsey Stevenson, assistant professor of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania?s Wharton [...

Money Magazine Interview
In the March issue of Money Magazine, I'm interviewed as part of their profile series "The Big Idea." Despite the photographer's taking dozens of pictures of me, the editors chose one with me looking rather serious...

Three rulings: on paralegal fees, money laundering
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a prevailing party in a contract dispute with the federal government may recover the fees of paralegals at market rates. In a second decision, it ruled that mere concealment of money during a transport is not enough to support a conviction for money-laundering...

Money Mart Canada
Settles Class Action for $100 Million

Treasurer Embezzlement
Mary Lou Puccio repays Warren Cheer and Pom Program $26,000 after stealing money.

Bankrupt Money Manager
Former officers to pay $10.7 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.

Transit Technicians Scam
Two Municipal Transportation Agency agree to pay $287,000 settlement for stealing money from fare boxes.

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.