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Racketeering
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Legal Profession Blog
Birthday Parties And Funerals
The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommends that a disbarred attorney be readmitted on three years probationPetitioner, an elected member of the Monroe City Council at the time, was convicted in…
The Right Coast
Donziger Must Pay $814K in RICO Fees to Chevron, Court Says – The Amazon Post
A U.S. federal court in New York has ordered Donziger, mastermind of the Ecuadorian racketeering and fraud scheme against Chevron Corp., to pay the company $813,603 for his share of…
The Right Coast
Donziger Must Pay $814K in RICO Fees to Chevron, Court Says – The Amazon Post
A U.S. federal court in New York has ordered Donziger, mastermind of the Ecuadorian racketeering and fraud scheme against Chevron Corp., to pay the company $813,603 for his share of…
Legal Profession Blog
The Baddest Disbarred Lawyer In The History Of New Jersey
The New Jersey Supreme Court has disbarred Paul Bergrin for misconduct described in the report of the Disciplinary Review BoardRespondent, a former federal prosecutor and prominent defense attorney, was indicted…
Alcohol Law Advisor
RICO Madness: Marijuana Operations Face RICO Challenges in Federal Courts
Don’t look now cannabis businesses, but your neighbors may be raising a racket. A June decision by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver may have opened the doors…
Newark New Jersey Criminal Law Blog
Newark Gang Member Gets Prison Time for Attempted Murder, Racketeering
A Newark NJ gang member is going to prison after he pleaded guilty to attempted murder charges and racketeering charges. The suspect, a 27-year-old Newark NJ man, belonged to the…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Engstrom on Retaliatory RICO and Tort Litigation
Nora Freeman Engstrom has posted on SSRN her article, Retaliatory RICO and the Puzzle of Fraudulent Claiming, 115 Mich. L. Rev. 639 (2017). Here’s the abstract:Over the past century, the…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Did State Farm Buy Its Way Out of a Billion Dollar Judgment?
By Chip Merlin
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. It is listed as the 35th largest company in the Fortune 500. Big companies…
PrawfsBlawg
JOTWELL: Coleman on Rosenbaum on RICO and class action attorneys
Main Thursday, October 13, 2016JOTWELL: Coleman on Rosenbaum on RICO and class action attorneysThe new Courts Law Essay comes from Brooke Coleman (Seattle), reviewing Briana Rosenbaum, The RICO Trend in…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
RICO Claims Can be Brought Against Estate Executor
RICO charges are normally used as a civil remedy in claims of significant criminal activity and provide for treble damages. Recently, the Second Circuit ruled that RICO claims can also…