The Chicago trial attorneys at our firm have experience in complex business and fraud litigation. We work with some of the top whistle blower and qui tam lawyers in the country. The business fraud law firm of Lubin Austermuehle represents whistleblowers who are pursing qui tam lawsuits at any level…
Our Oak Brook, Illinois consumer rights private law firm handles individual and class action consumer fraud cases that government agencies and public interest law firms such as the Illinois Attorney General may not pursue. The Chicago consumer rights attorneys at Lubin Austermuehle are proud of our achievements in assisting national…
USA Today reports that the NCAA is seeking dismissal of the class action claims by former players including Oscar Robertson because the NCAA’s lawyers claims plaintiffs have changed their legal theories too many times. This potential class action claims that the NCAA has unfairly profited from the players images…
For the fiscal year which ended September 30, 2012 more than $9 billion in civil settlements and criminal fines was recovered by federal and state governments through False Claims Act cases. Moreover, twenty eight out of the thirty largest recoveries were from cases filed by whistleblowers. Not only does this…
A company that leased photocopier machines to a printing company prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in a breach of contract claim brought by the business leasing the copy machines. In M&B Graphics, Inc. v. Toshiba Business Solutions (USA), Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
Non-compete agreements are increasingly more common in today’s competitive business environment. Non-compete agreements, confidentiality and other restrictive covenants are a great tool for protecting trade secrets, customer lists, and other sensitive information, but only if the agreement is enforceable in a court of law. The issue of enforceability of non-compete…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xYkQnCUl5E To learn more about our qui tam, blower, fraud, partnership and business dispute practice click here. Lubin Austermuehle’s Chicago business trial lawyers have more than two and half decades of experience helping business clients on unraveling complex business fraud and breach of fiduciary duty cases. We work with skilled…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbW2cj_k_WE To learn more about our qui tam and whistle blower practice click here. Lubin Austermuehle’s Chicago business trial lawyers have more than two and half decades of experience helping business clients on unraveling complex business fraud and breach of fiduciary duty cases. We work with skilled forensic accountants and…
A defendant’s failure to deny allegations in a responsive pleading to a complaint can serve as an admission of those allegations. In Kule-Rubin, et al v. Bahari Group, Limited, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the plaintiffs’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as…
The Supreme Court in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds has recently agreed to decide on whether federal courts in certifying a securities class must decide in order to certify the class whether the fact of damages claims regarding a “fraud on the market” have merit or…