Corporate & Securities Law

SEC Files Charges Alleging Ponzi Scheme Aimed at Korean Americans
And still another ponzi scheme -- this one operating out of California and directed at Korean-Americans: The SEC charged two California men and two companies they control for conducting an $80 million Ponzi scheme that targeted Korean-American investors with false...

Ponzi Scheme Targeted Hispanics, Lawsuit Says
A California firm defrauded Latino and Hispanic investors in seven states out of $23 million over more than two years, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit filed Monday...

Stanford to ABC News: I Would Die . . . if Its a Ponzi Scheme
Allen Stanford, accused by the SEC of running an $8 billion Ponzi scheme, has, for the first time since the charges came down, spoken out. He gave ABC News an interview in which he reportedly said he expects to be indicted and that his enterprise was not a Ponzi scheme...

What is a Ponzi Scheme
The Ponzi scheme was named after Charles Ponzi, who became notorious for using the fraudulent investment technique in the early 1900s. The recent arrest of Bernard Madoff shows that the Ponzi scheme is alive and well...

SEC Charges Former Colorado Broker with Running a Ponzi Scheme
The SEC filed securities fraud charges against former registered representative, William L. Walters for operating a Ponzi scheme promising annual returns ranging from 20% to 40%. According to the Complaint, from 2003 through 2006, Walters raised approximately $16...

SEC Files Another Ponzi Scheme Complaint
Ponzi schemes have become a popular topic at the SEC these days. Hardly a week goes by without the Commission announcing charges against someone for running a Ponzi scheme.While it is well known that bull markets will disguise losses, bad investments and even frauds, it is interesting to note that most of these schemes have been operating for years, at least according to the SEC's allegations...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Wesley A. Snyder et al.
alleging the consultants perpetrated a Ponzi scheme by encouraging borrowers to lend more than they needed.

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows

Hershey Co. et al.
allegedly involved in a chocolate price fixing scheme.

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Understaffed Elder Care
Sunwest Management pays $5.5 million in two class action settlements with California and Oregon residents.

Realtors, Property ID Company
Propose $39 Million in Settlement for California Class Action