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Our firm
, with offices in New
York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New Jersey, has many years of
experience in prosecuting investor class actions and actions involving
financial fraud.shake worrying
In
early 2004, Allstate SIU tipped off Monterey County, California
Sheriff's Police to what became the
county's biggest-ever insurance
fraud sting. Allstate
Financial Group provides life insurance
, annuity, retirement, banking
and investment products through distribution channels that include
Allstate agencies, independent agencies, financial institutions and
broker-dealers.com) has filed
a class action suit in the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey against SFBC
International,
Inc.olis unethical
citizens or immigrants; (b) that the Company
structured compensation payments
to trial participants to assure its
participants would not drop out of a drug testing trials or report
uncomfortable or adverse reactions to a drug; (c) that the integrity of the
Company's reviews
of potential drug trials were compromised by conflicts of
interest; (d) that the Company's financial
results were achieved as a
direct result of its engagement in such wrongful practices; (e) that the
defendants concealed SFBC's unethical business practices so that it could
continue to report strong
revenue, earnings, and tout its ability to
outperform competitors; and (f) that the defendants knew
or recklessly
disregarded the fact that if SFBC's improper and irregular business
practices were
discovered that it would have a material effect on the
Company's financial health.
Plaintiff
seeks to recover damages on behalf of the Class and is
represented by Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP
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In 2004, judges and juries around the country awarded Allstate
Insurance Company $30,810,000
in damages resulting from insurance
fraud schemes against the company and its customers -- the result
of a
campaign Allstate embarked upon in late 2001 to go after the pocket
books of fraud perpetrators
in court.24 million in 2004.
Industry estimates put the overall yearly price tag for fraud at
more
than $80 billion dollars.
Drop a dime.
In New York City, the NYPD's Organized Crime Task Force
asked
Allstate SIU for help investigating an auto salvage yard allegedly run
by a noted New York
mob figure. Customers
can access Allstate products and services through Allstate agencies,
or
in select states at allstate.com.jailed footsteps
Every day hundreds of fraud investigators from Allstate Insurance
Company's SIU pound the pavement and launch into cyber space in search
of criminals defrauding
honest consumers.
The complaint alleges that during the Class Period, defendants violated
Sections
10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 by
publicly issuing a series of false
and misleading statements regarding the
Company's business and financial prospects, thus causing
SFBC's shares to
trade at artificially inflated prices.
In particular, the complaint alleges
that the true facts, which were known
by each of the defendants, but concealed from the investing
public during
the Class Period, were as follows: (a) that, in order to insure that it had
enough
participants for its drug testing contracts, the Company provided
inadequate disclosures in its consent
forms regarding the dangers of
particular tests to wrongfully induce participants, who were primarily
low
income, uneducated U.widens resigned
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In addition to financial
victories, Allstate SIU works closely
with local, state, and federal authorities for criminal investigation
and prosecution - resulting in arrests around the country, taking
criminals off the street.com
and 1-800 Allstate(R).undergo shake
After an investigation where Allstate led police to auto
repair facilities
allegedly performing unsafe repairs and billing
customers for work that was never performed, five
local businessmen
were arrested after one of the alleged crooks reportedly showed an
undercover
officer how best to fake a car break-in.suitor rival
Widely known through the "You're
In Good Hands With Allstate
(R)" slogan, Allstate helps individuals in
more than 16 million households protect what they have
today and
better prepare for tomorrow through more than 13,600 exclusive
agencies and financial
specialists in the U.kaplanfox.widens bogus
"2004 was a good year in the fraud fight, but we have barely
scratched
the surface battling criminals coming up with newer, more
creative schemes every day.
It is
further alleged in the complaint that during the Class Period, SFBC
insiders sold more than $26 million
worth of their own shares at
artificially inflated prices.
If you have any questions about this
Notice, the action, your rights, or
your interests, please e-mail us at mail@kaplanfox.widens infamous
----In 2004
Allstate
Insurance Company's Special Investigation Unit, or SIU, exposed
criminals including a
New Jersey chiropractor using unlicensed
personnel to perform unnecessary exams and a Florida outfit
staging
car accidents on Miami streets - all for illegal profit at your
expense. Since that time
, Allstate has
gotten more than $55 million in judgments against criminals the
company says range
from individuals to sophisticated organized crime
syndicates.. ("SFBC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:
SFCC) and certain of its officers
and directors, on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased
the
publicly traded common stock of SFBC between August 4, 2003 and December
15, 2005 (the "Class
Period"). Since the end of the Class Period, the
Company's President and Chairman reportedly resigned
and the Company has
reportedly received a request from the SEC concerning the Company's former
executives
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The alleged crime boss
has been arrested and is now serving time in prison.
Encompass(SM) and
Deerbrook(R) Insurance brand property and casualty
products are sold exclusively through independent
agents.S.contemplate disclosure
. Bankruptcies and alleged money
laundering often make it difficult to find the cash..49
per share to $15.inflated disclosure
PRESS RELEASE Kaplan Fox Seeks to Recover Losses for Investors Who Purchased SFBC International
Inc. Common Stock
If you are a member of the proposed Class, you may move the court no later
than March 6, 2006 to serve as a lead plaintiff for the Class.unethical footsteps
Fraudsters Ordered To Pay Allstate
More Than $30 Million in '04
"Industry estimates say phony insurance claims take an extra $200
out of every consumer's pocketbook annually in the form of higher
premiums," said Ed Moran, Allstate
assistant vice-president in charge
of SIU.S.com or contact:
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According to the Insurance Information
Institute, historically, more than one-third of bodily injury
insurance claims resulting from
auto accidents contain some kind of
fraud.
The complaint alleges that after the truth about
SFBC began to be revealed,
SFBC's stock price declined from $41.78 per share, a
decline of approximately
62%.kaplanfox.intensifies hide
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest
publicly held personal
lines insurer. You need
not seek to become a lead plaintiff in order to share in any possible
recovery
. For more information about Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, or
to review a copy of the complaint filed
in this action, you may visit our
website at www.undergo olis
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Despite thirty-plus million dollars in judgments, Allstate has
only collected $5.contemplate undergo
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Allstate SIU helped the police
identify stolen vehicles that were being crushed in the salvage yard
after being picked off New York City streets.Sites about alleged unethical or illegal conduct by
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