Scott learned that Stream Energy and its sales arm, Ignite, were acting questionably in structuring its compensation to direct sales associates, known as “Ignite Independent Associates.” Stream Energy and Ignite called it a legitimate multilevel marketing business. Scott recognized what was not so obvious; these companies were operating a pyramid scheme he concluded violated the…
Scott learned that certain businesses were routinely purchasing life insurance on the lives of their rank and file employees, the best example being Wal-Mart secretly taking out policies on over 360,000 of its employees in a day. The insurance companies called this insurance “dead peasant” insurance, a reference to the employees. Many white-shoe corporate law…
In defending a company disputing its insurance premium charges, Scott learned that national insurance carriers were, by agreement, overcharging their largest business customers for their workers’ compensation insurance in violation of Texas anti-trust laws. He filed, and the court appointed him to lead counsel in class actions that resulted in over $195 million in reimbursements…