Victims of an alleged debt settlement scam run by a Florida law firm will get $13.6 million, or 25 percent of their losses, under a Friday court order. Broward Circuit Judge Ronald J. Rothschild approved the receiver's motion covering claims against the Hess Kennedy firm and affiliated companies. So far, the receiver in the case has recovered $18 million in assets from the shuttered law firm and is now going after $50 million in third-party claims. No criminal charges have been filed.
November 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Victims of an alleged debt settlement scam run by a Coral Springs, Fla., law firm will get $13.6 million, or 25 percent of their losses.
Broward Circuit Judge Ronald J. Rothschild approved the receiver’s motion covering claims against the Hess Kennedy firm and affiliated companies. On Friday, he ordered checks to be distributed to about 20,000 claimants by Dec. 31.
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