Ponzi schemes endanger investors and securities professionals, but these victims are not without recourse. Investors who fell victim to such schemes may pursue compensation from the brokers and other entities that perpetrated the fraud. They may also bring a clawback suit.  A Clawback suit allows them to seek compensation from the early investors who either knowingly or unknowingly benefited from their early involvement. A common type of clawback suit is brought through federal equity receivers or...

Consumer review based websites like Yelp have grown in popularity and power. Consumer voices are often trusted, and a bad online review can have costly consequences. However, online anonymity has led to abuse, and if someone has posted an online review about your business that is false there may be legal recourse for your injuries. Defamation is an action brought to defend reputation. It involves intentional publication of false, defamatory, and unprivileged information that has...