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15 Jun 2020, 10:02 am
The WGA promptly counterclaimed, alleging violations of federal antitrust and racketeering law, of the California antitrust statute (Cartwright Act), fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. [read post]
14 Jun 2020, 4:27 pm
He claims he has been wrongly and maliciously accused in the posts of committing serious criminal offences by the defendant, including being involved in land grabs, silencing journalists critical of him, human trafficking, racketeering, money laundering, and having people killed. [read post]
9 Jun 2020, 12:26 pm
However, in two notable cases, federal courts followed the reasoning in Trulia, decrying the tawdriness and “racket” that characterizes too many merger case resolutions. [read post]
8 Jun 2020, 10:13 am
The Federal Racketeering Act, RICO, offers the most likely avenue of attack for such a wide-ranging approach. [read post]
8 Jun 2020, 8:08 am
Thank goodness for the California Department of Insurance, which is trying to get ahead of this cheating racket by sending notices to insurance companies, telling them that it is a violation of the California Unfair Practices Act to exploit the closure of the court system “by offering financially strapped claimants low settlements. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 11:18 am
State Tort Reform Acts for Reliable Diagnostic and Impairment Criteria in Asbestos and Silica Cases While Congress floundered on litigation reform of the asbestos racket, several states enacted meaningful procedural and substantive changes to address some of the more abusive medical screening practices in asbestos and silica cases. [read post]
2 Jun 2020, 10:35 am
” The suit pled claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”),[6] and under numerous other headings of state, and federal, law.[7] The lawsuit industry defendants brought a series of motions to dismiss on the pleadings, with successive amended complaints filed, until there was nothing left of GAF’s complaint.[8] For example, part of the case – relating to the Baron & Budd memorandum discussed above — pleaded… [read post]
31 May 2020, 10:22 am
Indeed it is, and this also raises the specter of federal racketeering laws.We think of these principally as a vehicle for prosecuting organized crime groups. [read post]
23 May 2020, 9:15 am
’s stylized word mark for tennis rackets. [read post]
22 May 2020, 8:12 am
“It’s ridiculous that the governor’s orders allow New Jerseyans to buy lumber or a tennis racket at a big box store, but prohibit the exercise of constitutionally protected religious freedoms. [read post]
21 May 2020, 2:53 pm
Such policies shall, wherever possible, consider populations that do not have access to internet service or credit cards; Limit capacity to no more than 10 people at the same time; Install a physical barrier, such as a shield guard, between visitors and employees wherever feasible or otherwise ensuring six feet of distance between those individuals, except at the moment of payment; Limit the use of equipment rented or otherwise provided by the recreational business to one person, excluding immediate… [read post]
15 May 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal Biden Plans to Stay Home, Testing Limits of Virtual Campaign AP News – Bill Barrow and Steve Peoples | Published: 5/12/2020 Joe Biden has no foreseeable plans to resume in-person campaigning amid a pandemic that is testing whether a national presidential election can be won by a candidate communicating almost entirely from home. [read post]
13 May 2020, 9:02 pm
Essentially, the farmers “rent” the pigs (for more on that go read “The Meat Racket” by Christopher Leonard). [read post]
8 May 2020, 3:00 pm
The $1.125 billon suit alleges that Health Net, Centene Corporation, attorneys from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, and others engaged in practices that are in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); Conspiracy to Violate RICO; Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage, Violation of Unfair Competition Law; and Slander. [read post]
8 May 2020, 3:20 am
” [The Newspaper] “Civil Forfeiture Disenfranchises the Poor” [Cato Daily Podcast with South Carolina lawmaker Alan Clemmons and Caleb Brown] “Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Detroit’s Asset Forfeiture Racket” [C.J. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 12:13 pm
The WGA asserted multiple counterclaims against the agencies, including federal and state price fixing, racketeering and breach of fiduciary duty. [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 8:17 pm
We learned yesterday from a U.S. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal Bernie Sanders Ends His Presidential Campaign Washington Post – Sean Sullivan and Chelsea Janes | Published: 4/8/2020 U.S. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 8:43 am
Defendants obtained the benefits of litigating in federal court—dismissal of the racketeering claims, a stay of discovery while the motion was pending, and the issuance of numerous non-party subpoenas that would not have been available in arbitration. [read post]
2 Apr 2020, 8:10 am
This post summarizes published criminal and related decisions from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in March, 2020. [read post]
