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Dishonest employees always have posed a problem for businesses. The average business may lose 6% of its annual revenues to employee fraud, and cumulatively the impact of employee theft on the economy is estimated to be $600 billion annually. See Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (“ACFE”), 2002 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud & Abuse, at ii, 4 (2002), available at www.cfenet.com/publications/rttn.asp. Although the average loss through employee embezzlement is $25,000, where computerized financial records or transactions are involved, the average loss increases nearly twentyfold. See National White Collar Crime Center, WCC Issue: Embezzlement/Employee Theft, at 2 (2002), available at http://nw3c.org/downloads/Computer_Crime_Weapon.pdf.
Insurers have responded by selling employee-dishonesty or fidelity policies, which reimburse the insured for its monetary loss from the dishonest or fraudulent acts of its employees (or others in positions of trust). When claims arise, most fidelity policies require the insured to submit a detailed, sworn proof of loss. The preparation of such a proof may require the insured to conduct a significant investigation into how the loss occurred and to monetize its claim.
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
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In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.