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Racketeering
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Legal Profession Blog
Hacked
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Chief Judge Boasberg) dismissed claims brought by a former Wall Street Journal correspondentJonathan “Jay” Solomon, former chief foreign-affairs correspondent for…
Zalma on Insurance
Insurance Fraud is a Violent Crime
By Barry Zalma
Bad Men Must Serve the Time for Crimes from Insurance Fraud to Murder See the full video at https://rumble.com/v3bjoca-insurance-fraud-is-a-violent-crime.html and at https://youtu.be/vhA5AUx272Q After a multiple-count indictment against dozens of members…
Georgia Law Review Blog Posts
Trump Has Been Indicted in Georgia. Here’s Why This Indictment is the Most Consequential Yet.
Jake Shatzer, Georgia Law Review Editor In Chief, UGA ’24 Donald Trump has been indicted in Fulton County.[1] A special grand jury there began investigating Mr. Trump and crimes related to…
Simple Justice
When The Prosecution Wants Speedy Trials
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis informed the court that she seeks a trial date in the Trump RICO case of March 4, 2024, which coincidentally is the day before…
Drug & Device Law
Another RICOdiculous Decision
By Bexis
We’ve discussed recently how a federal statute intended to allow suits against international terrorists has been misapplied as allowing suits against pharmaceutical companies. While there’s still hope for that dangerous…
BuildSmart
Don’t Hide the Money: Supreme Court Allows Civil Racketeering Claim to Proceed in Foreign Arbitration Context
By Jennifer Morrison Ersin, R. Sumner Fortenberry
If you’ve ever seen the popular film Goodfellas, you might have heard of the infamous Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. It’s usually referred to by its acronym, “RICO,” and…
Administrative and Regulatory
Former Ohio House speaker gets max federal prison sentence of 20 years for political corruption
In this post last week, I flagged the interesting federal sentencing memos submitted in the notable case of political corruption involving Ohio's former House Speaker Larry Householder. Back in March,…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Is A Biker Gang A "Person"?
Mongol Nation is an unincorporated association whose members include the official, or "full-patch," members of the gang. The U.S. government has been prosecuting the gang since at least 2008 and…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
RICO and Class Action Lawsuits Are Difficult To Win—The Florida Restoration Contractor RICO Lawsuit Is Dismissed
By Chip Merlin
The recent Champlain Towers class action lawsuit is a case that our law firm participated in that resulted in over a billion dollars being approved by the judge as part…
Zalma on Insurance
Hospital Imprisons Patients for Profit
By Barry Zalma
RICO Judgment Allows Disgorgement Damages DISGORGEMENT IS AKIN TO EXEMPLARY DAMAGES See the full video at https://rumble.com/v1mqlkm-hospital-imprisons-patients-for-profit.html and at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StEIn-_O_5Q In Diane Creel and Lynn Creel v. Dr. Says, LLC,…