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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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"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.

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----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.

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. Bankruptcies and alleged money
laundering often make it difficult to find the cash..49 per share to $15.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Business Editors/Legal Writers

NORTHBROOK , Ill.

Despite thirty-plus million dollars in judgments, Allstate has
only collected $5.

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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.

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