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Merely misleading statements aren’t illegal under false statements law, Supreme Court says

A federal law that makes it a crime to knowingly make false statements to influence the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. does not punish statements that are merely misleading, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Mar 24, 2025 3:41 PM CDT

Lawyer accused of misappropriating up to $282M allegedly handed firm control to disbarred attorney

Updated: A lawyer accused of misappropriating up to $282 million from as many as 60,000 debt-relief clients, either through intentional or “grossly negligent” conduct, had employed a disbarred lawyer alleged to be running the operation.

Aug 13, 2024 3:49 PM CDT

Cashed check costs United Healthcare more than $2M

United Healthcare of Texas can’t pursue a claim of more than $2 million after its check-processing contractor cashed a $24,000 check offered as a settlement, a Texas appeals court has ruled.

Jan 11, 2023 9:43 AM CST

Nonprofit sues over unauthorized practice rules that prevent free nonlawyer advice in debt cases

A lawsuit filed Tuesday contends that New York’s rules banning the unauthorized practice of law interfere with a First Amendment right by nonlawyers to provide free legal advice to debt collection defendants.

Jan 26, 2022 1:41 PM CST

Consumer agency alleges law firm collected money from people who may not owe debts

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit alleging that a New York law firm used nonlawyers and automation to collect consumer debt “without meaningful attorney involvement.” The suit, filed May 17, claims that Forster & Garbus, a law firm headquartered in Commack, New York, filed collection suits in…

May 21, 2019 12:04 PM CDT

Merely misleading statements aren’t illegal under false statements law, Supreme Court says

Lawyer accused of misappropriating up to $282M allegedly handed firm control to disbarred attorney

Cashed check costs United Healthcare more than $2M

Nonprofit sues over unauthorized practice rules that prevent free nonlawyer advice in debt cases

Consumer agency alleges law firm collected money from people who may not owe debts

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