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Civil Practice : RICO – Pleading Deficiency – Bank Fraud
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Arbitration : Enforceability – Franchise Dispute – RICO
Torres v. Simpatico, Inc. (MLW No. 67595/Case No. 14-1567 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)
Corporate: Derivative Claims – Pre-Suit Demand – RICO
Gomes v. American Century Companies, Inc. (MLW No. 64821/Case No. 12-1639 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Rex Carr renews demand for $6.9M from ex-partners
Illinois attorney Rex Carr (pictured) has brought a five-year-old legal battle with his former law partners to St. Louis, demanding $6.9 million in fees in a petition filed last week in St. Louis Circuit Court. The action is the ninth lawsuit Carr has filed against Korein Tillery over millions in fees he says he is owed from several class actions the firm initiated under its prior incarnation, Car[...]
Red-light camera suit moves ahead
In a broad-ranging order earlier this month, a federal judge has allowed for a lawsuit challenging the city of Arnold’s use of red-light ticket cameras to proceed. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas C. Mummert III, of the Eastern District of Missouri, denied the motion by defendant American Traffic Solutions, or ATS, to dismiss RICO claims filed […]
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