Racketeering, Motion to Dismiss

Navigating Civil Standing Requirements for Defense Success — RICO Report Podcast

Troutman Pepper on 9/5/2024

Join Troutman Pepper White Collar and Litigation Partner Cal Stein for a special podcast series, discussing the legal landscape surrounding the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). In this installment,...more

Anatomy of a Successful Motion to Dismiss in RICO Case

Troutman Pepper on 1/4/2022

Rarely do civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) claims get dismissed at the motion to dismiss stage, and seldom does it happen twice. Troutman Pepper recently represented a lobster business in Maine...more

Renewable Energy Production: U.S. District Court Addresses Dispute Involving Development Agreement

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/12/2019

A United States District Court (Rhode Island) (“Court”) addressed in a November 6th Order a procedural motion associated with a dispute regarding parties who had entered into a series of agreements to develop renewable energy...more

Federal Court Scuttles Class Action Settlement Objectors’ Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Brought By Plaintiff Class Action Firm

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/6/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff class action firm alleging that objectors to class action settlements violated both RICO and Illinois state law by filing frivolous objections in order to seek payouts,...more

Court Ruling Signals Potential Expansion of Civil RICO Liability to Include Automotive Suppliers in Emissions Violations Cases

Dechert LLP on 3/7/2018

A U.S. federal district court, on February 20, 2018, declined to dismiss class plaintiffs’ civil RICO claim against GM and a major automotive supplier, where plaintiffs alleged that GM and the supplier conspired to defraud...more

Based on Principles of Fairness, Court Dismisses Putative Class Action RICO Claims Asserted Years After Initiation of Suit

Carlton Fields on 1/12/2018

In Robertson v. SunLife Financial, a federal district court in Louisiana dismissed with prejudice as time-barred an amended putative class action complaint alleging RICO and state racketeering claims related to alleged...more

California Federal Courts Reiterate: Unless Computer Hacked, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Permits Misuse Of Electronic Information

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/16/2015

In United States v. Nosal, 676 F.3d 854 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc), the court held that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030, prohibits unlawful access to a computer but not unauthorized use of computerized...more

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