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FRAUD issues in this database touch on additional database categories. Some of the additional categories are listed here in “all caps” and boldface. All of the specific issues described below are addressed both in the “Fraud” database category and in any other category indicated. These entries may help in choosing the most relevant database categories and keywords for searches in this area.

Fraudulent Inducement (employment contract, real estate purchase contract, etc., CONTRACT LAW, EMPLOYMENT LAW, REAL ESTATE);

Damages (out of pocket, etc., pleading, EVIDENCE, CIVIL PROCEDURE);

Insurance Coverage (misrepresentations, etc., INSURANCE LAW);

Insured (misrepresentations, etc., INSURANCE LAW);

Paternity (FAMILY LAW);

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (underlying mortgages in default, etc., SECURITIES);

Election Law (invalidation of designating petition, etc., ELECTION LAW);

False Tax Returns (TAX LAW);

Fraudulent Misrepresentations (CONTRACT LAW, INSURANCE LAW);

Fraudulent Concealment of Asbestos (MUNICIPAL LAW, NEGLIGENCE, TOXIC TORTS);

Arbitration (agreement to arbitrate may be defeated by fraud, etc., ARBITRATION, CONTRACT LAW);

Fraudulent and Deceptive Practices (consumer law, etc., CONSUMER LAW);

Consumer Law (CONSUMER LAW);

Conversion (CONVERSION);

Statute of Limitations (CIVIL PROCEDURE);

Martin Act (CONSUMER LAW, SECURITIES);

Detrimental Reliance;

Fraudulent Concealment of Mold (REAL ESTATE);

Fraudulent Schemes (long-arm jurisdiction, etc. (CIVIL PROCEDURE));

Judiciary Law (misrepresentations by attorneys, etc. (ATTORNEYS));

Fraudulent Conveyances (DEBTOR-CREDITOR);

Aiding and Abetting Fraud;

Punitive Damages;

Pleading Requirements;

Corporation Law (personal liability of officers, etc., CORPORATION LAW);

Credit Default Obligations (SECURITIES);

Securities (residential mortgage backed securities, credit default obligations, collateralized debt obligations, etc., SECURITIES);

Sophisticated Parties (CONTRACT LAW);

Constructive Fraud;

Releases (procured by fraud, etc., CONTRACT LAW);

Executive Law (stand alone action for fraud, etc.);

Rescission (equitable action, pecuniary loss need not be alleged, etc., CIVIL PROCEDURE);

Mail Fraud (RICO, etc.);

Caveat Emptor (real estate contracts, etc., REAL ESTATE).