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Scott Sullivan Jr. et al v. Stewart Feldman et al: Petition To Enforce $94M Award (‘Fraudulent Judgment Avoidance’)

September 25, 2024
Petition to enforce $94.5 million award and alleging "fraudulent asset protection schemes for the improper purpose of evading their obligations to satisfy this Court’s money judgments in favor of the Doctors" in Dr. Scott K. Sullivan, Jr. and Dr. Frank Dellacroce v. Stewart A. Feldman, Marla B. Matz, The Feldman Law Firm, LLP, Capstone Associated Services (Wyoming), LLC, Capstone Wyoming LLC, Capstone Holdings (Wyoming), LLC, Capstone Associated Services, Ltd., Capstone Holdings, LLC, Capstone Insurance Management (Anguilla) Ltd., of Anguilla; A.M.Y. Property & Casualty Insurance Corporation, A.M.Y. Operating Co., LLC, MNS Investments, Limited Partnership, MNS Management, LLC, RSL Funding, LLC, RSL-3B-IL, Ltd., RSL Special-IV Limited Partnership, RSL Special Management Corp., RSL-5B-IL, Ltd., RSL-5B-IL Management Corp., POC Lease Holdings, LLC, Extended Holdings, Ltd., Extended Management Corp., RSL 2012-1, LP, RSL 2012-1 Management, LLC, RSL-3B-IL Management Corp., Chestnut Holdings, LLC, Mesquite Holdings, L.L.C., Property Express Funding, Ltd., PEF Management Corp., RSL Special-IV, Ltd., 2075 Vermont Associates, LLC, Beringhouse Holdings, LLC, and Capstone Associated (Wyoming), Limited Partnership at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Roosevelt Road Re Ltd. et al v. Wingate Russotti Shapiro Moses & Halpern LLP et al: Complaint (‘Workers’ Comp Racketeering’)

September 6, 2024
Complaint alleging "a widespread fraud scheme to defraud Plaintiffs and others by (i) unlawfully grooming and recruiting construction workers into staging and perpetuating fake construction accidents that occurred in New York; (ii) preparing and collecting documentation as well as submitting, filing, prosecuting and asserting fraudulent workers’ compensation claims and personal injury lawsuits on behalf of such construction workers; (iii) providing or alleging to have provided medically unnecessary and excessive healthcare services to such construction workers; (iv) providing monies directly or indirectly to Defendants and to Claimants to fund the fraud scheme, and/or (v) using the fraudulent diagnoses and medically unnecessary and excessive healthcare services to unlawfully enrich the Defendants and inflate the settlement value of claims and lawsuits" in Roosevelt Road Re Ltd., of Bermuda, and Tradesman Program Managers LLC v. Wingate Russotti Shapiro Moses & Halpern LLP, Philip Russotti, Clifford H. Shapiro, Kenneth Halperin, I. Bryce Moses, Bangel, Cohen & Falconetti, LLP, David J. Bangel, Stephen H. Cohen, Christopher M. Falconetti, NY Ortho, Sports Medicine & Trauma, P.C., Jeffrey Stone Kaplan, MD, Matthew P. Grimm, MD, Joseph Weinstein, D.O., P.C., Joseph Weinstein, DO, Carlos Castro, MD, Andrew Merola, MD, Kolb Radiology P.C., Thomas M. Kolb, MD, Lenox Hill Radiology and Medical Imaging Associates, P.C., RJ Physical Therapist, P.C., Cross Bay Orthopedic Surgery P.C., Peter Tomasello, Jr., DO, NYC Medical & Neurological Offices, P.C., Mehrdad Golzad, MD, Hudson Pro Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine LLC, Roman Isaac, MD, Citimedical I, PLLC, BL Pain Management, PLLC, Pain Physicians NY, PLLC, Leon Reyfman, MD, Boleslav Kosharskyy, MD, Surgicare of Brooklyn, LLC, Integrated Specialty ASC, d.b.a. HealthPlus Surgery Center, LLC; NYEEQASC, LLC, d.b.a. North Queens Surgical Center, Surgicore 5th Avenue LLC, Roosevelt Surgery Center, LLC, d.b.a. Manhattan Surgery Center, John Doe Nos. 1-25, and XYZ Corporation Nos. 1-25 at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Ricardo Salinas et al v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al: Discovery Application (England)

August 23, 2024
Application by Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego, described as "a businessman in Mexico who is the founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, a conglomerate with interests in various businesses in Mexico", and Corporación RBS S.A. de C.V., of Mexico, to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jaitegh 'JT' Singh, and Singh Law Firm, P.A. for use in legal proceedings in England alleging a "massive stock-lending fraud perpetrated against Mr. Salinas" by Vladimir Sklarov, a.k.a. Val Sklarov and entities that allegedly use addresses in the Bahamas, Canada, England, Monaco, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Ukraine whose damages "could exceed $290 million", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Mark Somos v. WordPress: Discovery Application (England, Germany & Ireland)

August 1, 2024
Application by Mark Somos, described as "a dual citizen of the United States and a Hungarian national, is a human rights lawyer based in Heidelberg, Germany", to take discovery from Automattic Inc., d.b.a. WordPress and WordPress.com "for use in contemplated lawsuits against an anonymous John Doe(s) in Germany and/or in Ireland/England and Wales" regarding the publication of "hacked and tampered/manipulated confidential email attorney-client communications and other legal communications which contain sensitive information", alleged conduct that is "understood to be at the behest of Qatar", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Hogan Lovells US LLP v. Afghanistan: Petition to Confirm $1.25M Foreign Arbitral Award

July 22, 2024
Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitral Award for unpaid legal services in Hogan Lovells US LLP, a law firm v. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, described as "the ruling government of the state of Afghanistan during the period 2001 – 2021", and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which "became the ruling government of the state of Afghanistan in 2021 and is the successor in interest to the Republic", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Roosevelt Road Re, Ltd. et al v. Herbert Subin et al: Complaint (‘Workers’ Comp Racketeering’)

July 19, 2024
Complaint alleging "a widespread fraud scheme to defraud Plaintiffs and others by preparing and collecting documentation as well as orchestrating the submission, filing and prosecuting of hundreds of fraudulent workers’ compensation claims and filing lawsuits on behalf of construction workers arising out of workplace purported construction accidents that occurred in New York and purportedly required significant medical services" in Roosevelt Road Re, Ltd., of Bermuda, and Tradesman Program Managers, LLC v. Herbert S. Subin, described as "lead trial attorney at the law firm of Subin Associates, LLP"; Eric D. Subin, described as "a senior trial attorney at the Subin Firm", and Jorge Arturo Gonzalez Lupi at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Deka Investment GmbH v. Byrne & Nixon LLP: Discovery Application (Germany)

May 21, 2024
Application by Deka Investment GmbH to take discovery from Byrne & Nixon LLP "for use in civil damages proceedings that the clients of Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. filed against Volkswagen AG and Porsche Automobil Holding SE, both German corporations, in the Regional Courts and the Higher Regional Courts of Braunschweig and Stuttgart, Germany", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Frank Corsini et al v. Dentons US LLP et al: Complaint (‘$300M Fraud’)

April 26, 2024
Complaint alleging "wholesale acts of fraud, extortion, obstruction of justice, perjury, subornation of perjury, substantive violations of RICO, conspiracy to commit acts in violation of RICO, and other misconduct" in Frank Corsini, Liberty-CITIC Energy Cayman Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Liberty ECO Energy LLC v. Dentons US LLP, Edward J. Reich, James M. Costan, Jeffrey S. Geron, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Christopher Green, Ian Dumain, and William Ohlemeyer at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Mark Borden: Complaint (‘Unregistered Broker for Securities Fraudster’)

April 8, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendant "acted as an unregistered broker" for Charlie Abujudeh, who is a convicted securities fraudster, and others in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mark Borden, described as "an attorney licensed to practice law in Canada and a resident of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

SilentSeas S.A. v. William Pinzler: Complaint (‘Misappropriation of $899K Escrow Funds’)

March 29, 2024
Complaint alleging "the brazen misappropriation of funds held in escrow and breach of an escrow agreement by a New York attorney" in Silent Seas S.A., described as "an investment manager and currently engaged in a large real estate development project in mainland Greece, comprised of multiple integrated golf resorts and residential communities" v. William M. Pinzler, described as an attorney based in New York, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Tony Bobulinski v. Hugh Dickson et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Conspiracy’)

March 29, 2024
Complaint alleging "a coordinated series of material misrepresentations, culminating in a secret, fraudulent transaction that allowed Defendants to avoid making Tony Bobulinski whole on a debt that they all knew he was owed" in Tony Bobulinski, described as "an expert in investing in distressed businesses" who "provided critical bridge funding to a now-defunct Cayman Islands company called China Branding Group" v. Hugh Dickson, of the Cayman Islands; Hickory Grove, LLC, Jake Fisch, described as a resident of Shanghai, China; Don Williams, Grant Thornton Specialist Services Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Robert Roche, Theresa Roche, Phillip Tyrrell, described as a resident of the Cayman Islands; Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Walkers LLP, of the Cayman Islands; MGG Investment Group, LP, and Does 1 through 50 at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Qatar National Bank et al v. Perles Law Firm, P.C.: Discovery Application (France)

March 14, 2024
Application by Qatar National Bank and Qatar Charity, both of Qatar, described as "the victims of a fraudulent scheme, pursuant to which a certain individual (or individuals) took advantage of a grieving family and, we are advised, their counsel at the Perles Firm by providing them with a forged bank record, which falsely linked QNB and QC to an alleged wire transfer that supposedly facilitated the heinous murder by terrorists of an American journalist, Steven Sotloff", to take discovery from Perles Law Firm, P.C. for use in legal proceedings in France, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

HRH Princess Deema v. Ronald Gibbs et al: $45M Asset Freeze & Receivership Judgment

March 8, 2024
Judgment regarding an application for an asset freeze injunction, the appointment of receivers, service out of the jurisdiction, and substituted service in HRH Princess Deema bint Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud, of Saudi Arabia v. Ronald William Gibbs, a lawyer based in England, and Elysium Yacht Limited, of the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Edwin Garrison v. Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP: Class Action Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

February 16, 2024
Class Action Complaint alleging civil conspiracy, aiding and abetting fraud, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, and RICO regarding the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison v. Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP, of New York, USA, described as "one of the foremost and most profitable American multinational law firms in the world", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Luc Despins v. Forbes Hare (BVI): Complaint (‘$124K Fraudulent Transfers’)

February 13, 2024
Complaint to avoid and recover “fraudulent” transfers of $124,105 in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Forbes Hare, a law firm in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

Bankruptcy Trustee of indicted Chinese ‘$1B fraudster & launderer’ Ho Wan Kwok sues Ogier BVI for $350K & others for $28M

February 12, 2024
The U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee of New York-based, Chinese national Ho Wan Kwok, who is in custody awaiting trial for allegedly laundering more than $1 billion of fraud proceeds, has sued British Virgin Islands law firm Ogier in an attempt to recover $350,000 in 'unauthorized transfers', one of 23 recently-filed complaints against entities in Australia, BVI, England, Italy, Japan, and U.S. seeking to recover a total of $28.7 million in 'unauthorized or fraudulent' transfers.

Luc Despins v. Ogier (BVI): Complaint (‘$350K Unauthorized Transfers’)

February 9, 2024
Complaint in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Ogier, a law firm in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

Everett Stern v. Michael Flynn et al: Complaint (‘Defamation’)

February 1, 2024
Complaint alleging defamation by "labeling the Plaintiff as the purported Fake HSBC Whistleblower, asserting mental instability, branding him as a pathological liar, alleging false statements to the FBI and January 6th Committee, imputing deceit to the American public, and accusing him of impersonating a Federal Agent" in Everett Stern v. Michael Flynn, Joseph Flynn, Binnall Law Firm LLC, Jesse Binnall, and Jason Greaves at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

C5 Capital Ltd. et al v. Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP: Discovery Application (England)

January 26, 2024
Application by C5 Capital Limited, of England, described as "a highly successful specialist venture capital firm that invests in cybersecurity, space, and energy security", and André Pienaar, a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, to take discovery from law firm Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP for use in "anticipated foreign litigation" regarding "a breach of contract and/or defamation case against former C5 Capital employee Daniel Freeman - a U.K. citizen and domiciliary - who misused C5 Capital’s confidential information and made false, disparaging, and defamatory statements about C5 Capital and Mr. Pienaar to Stein Mitchell in breach of his Employment Agreement and Settlement Agreement with C5 Capital", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Madeleine Clark v. Harneys: Complaint (‘$370K Unpaid Wages’)

January 19, 2024
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Madeleine Clark, described as "a London barrister and former employee of the First Defendant under a fixed 2-year contract of employment dated 1 May 2017" v. Harney Westwood & Riegels, of the British Virgin Islands, and Harneys Gill at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Eduardo Cohen Watkins v. Richard Rothberg et al: Discovery Application (Switzerland)

January 12, 2024
Application b y Eduardo Cohen Watkins, described as "the son of Lily Safra and ... a collector and dealer of antiques", to take discovery from Richard Rothberg and Stephen Gardner for use in "two lawsuits pending in Switzerland related to the estate of Lily Safra", described as "a philanthropist and art collector" who died in 2022, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Frederick Sharp et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Securities Fraud’)

January 9, 2024
Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud in USA v. Frederick L. Sharp, a resident of Canada; Luis Carrillo, a resident of Mexico; Mike K.G. Veldhuis, a resident of Canada; Paul Sexton, a resident of Canada, and Courtney M. Kelln, a resident of Canada, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Republic of Haiti v. Harris Sliwoski LLP et al: Notice of Removal (‘Legal Malpractice’)

January 9, 2024
Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint alleging "legal malpractice action involving shockingly negligent litigation conduct by a law firm that claimed, without Plaintiff’s knowledge or authority, to represent Plaintiff then failed to make the most basic argument on Plaintiff’s behalf that would have avoided the subsequent entry of a $31 million judgment against Plaintiff", in the Republic of Haiti v. Harris Sliwoski LLP, Dan Harris, and John McDonald at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

America 2030 Capital Ltd. v. Mark Brantley et al: Complaint (‘Breach of Confidentiality’)

December 15, 2023
Complaint alleging "breach of confidentiality, and breach of duty owed to a current and former client" in America 2030 Capital Limited, described as a Colorado company based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA that "operates a well-known business of stock loans around the world" v. Mark Brantley, described as "attorney and founding partner at Daniel Brantley Attorneys at Law, Premier of Nevis, and resident of the state of Saint Christopher and Nevis"; Daniel Brantley Attorneys at Law, a law firm in Nevis; Brian Barnes, Elizabeth Harper, Dia Forrester, each described as a partner of Daniel Brantley Attorneys at Law residing in Nevis; Sunpower Business Group Pte Ltd., and Tournan Trading Pte Ltd., both of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Video: Attorney From Hell: Stephen David Jones

December 14, 2023
In this video, the incredible story of dishonest English attorney Stephen David Jones, the senior partner of Jirehouse law firm who was sentenced to 12 years in prison at LondoIn this video, we explore the story of Stephen David Jones, a former senior partner at Jirehouse law firm, sentenced to 12 years for defrauding an American billionaire of £13 million. This unique case, which led to a private prosecution after inaction by authorities, is presented by criminal lawyer Steven Kay KC and journalist Nick Kochan.

CE Line One Corporation Ltd. v. Citigroup, Inc.: Discovery Application (England)

November 28, 2023
Application by CE Line One Corporation Ltd., formerly known as Five Ocean’s Trading Asia Limited, of Hong Kong, to take discovery from Citigroup Inc. and Jonathan C. Goldstein, P.C. for use in "civil and criminal proceedings to be initiated in England and Wales" against "Jeremy Bennett, a British solicitor; 7 Legal and Finance Limited, a British “national business; and Darren Neil Masters, a financial consultant living in Naples, Florida" regarding an alleged $11.3 million investment fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Luiza Dubrovsky v. Cole Schotz PC et al: Complaint (‘$5.4M Legal Malpractice’)

November 20, 2023
Complaint alleging legal malpractice against the defendants "arising out of their concurrent representation of the adverse interests of two clients in connection with a series of commercial transactions, including secured loans and sales of membership interests related to mixed-use real estate at 172-174 Madison Avenue and 176 Madison Avenue (a/k/a 21 East 33rd Street), New York, New York" in Luiza Dubrovsky v. John Steven Stewart, an attorney, and Cole Schotz PC, a law firm, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Stacy Quinney v. Etienne Blake: Complaint (‘$105K Debt’)

October 18, 2023
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim alleging a Cayman Islands law firm has failed to return a client's funds that it held in trust for a Canadian client in Stacy Quinney, described as "a businessman and a citizen of Canada" v. Etienne Blake, a law firm, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Robert Allen Law P.A. v. Creative Management Consulting Sàrl et al: Complaint (‘Monaco Yacht Show’)

October 10, 2023
Complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty and tortious interference with existing business relationship in Robert Allen Law, P.A., described as a Miami, USA-based "law firm that represents numerous foreign businesses in the yacht sector" v. Creative Management Consulting Sàrl and Jean-Lux Herouard, both of Monaco, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Etienne Blake v. Clyde Allen: Complaint (‘$77K Unpaid Legal Services’)

October 3, 2023
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim alleging unpaid legal services regarding the plaintiff's representation of the defendant "in connection with a serious professional conduct complaint made against him by previous clients" in Etienne Blake, described as "a firm of attorneys in and from the Cayman Islands" v. Clyde H. Allen, described as "an Attorney at Law and sole legal practitioner practicing from 'Clyde H Allen CHAMBERS'", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Decision & Order on Motions (‘Accounting Fraud’)

September 26, 2023
Decision and order on motions, including granting, in part, plaintiff's motions for summary judgment and sanctions against defendants' attorneys, in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.