Law firm’s bank accounts not subject to criminal forfeiture 
Published: June 18, 2013
Tags: forfeiture, ponzi scheme, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, RICO
The bank accounts of a law firm were not subject to direct forfeiture as the “proceeds” of a former shareholder’s criminal enterprise because the accounts included commingled client funds, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
Rulings give lawyers roadmap for suing drug makers for marketing fraud
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: April 26, 2013
Tags: In Re: Neurontin Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, Neurontin, off-label promotion, RICO, Thomas Greene
In the first ruling of its kind, a federal appeals court upheld a $142 million jury verdict against drug maker Pfizer for fraudulent marketing based on statistical evidence that its marketing campaign caused doctors to prescribe epilepsy drug Neurontin for unapproved uses.
Pfizer must pay $142M over Neurontin marketing
Published: April 8, 2013
Tags: fraud, fraudulent marketing, health insurance, Neurontin, off-label uses, Pfizer, pharmaceutical litigation, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, RICO
Drug maker Pfizer violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act by engaging in a fraudulent marketing scheme promoting the epilepsy drug Neurontin for “off-label” uses, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Benchmarks: Tobacco giants would admit ‘lies’ under judge’s order
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 29, 2012
Tags: cigarettes, product liability, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, RICO, tobacco litigation
A federal judge has ordered the nation’s top cigarette makers to issue public statements to correct decades of “false and misleading” claims about the dangers and addictiveness of smoking.
Workers’ comp claimants can sue under RICO
Published: April 16, 2012
Tags: McCarran-Ferguson Act, preemption, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, RICO, workers' compensation
Employees could pursue a RICO lawsuit against their employer for wrongfully denying their claims for workers’ compensation benefits, the 6th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
‘Light’ cigarette plaintiffs can’t get class status
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 1, 2010
Tags: class action, consumer protection, light cigarettes, RICO, tobacco litigation
Plaintiffs can’t proceed as a class on claims that tobacco company Philip Morris misrepresented light cigarettes as a healthier alternative for smokers, a U.S. District Court in Maine has ruled.
Health plans’ suit over contraceptive Yaz are dismissed
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: August 16, 2010
Tags: birth control, class action, health plan, negligence, RICO, Yasmin, Yaz
A proposed class action brought by health plans that paid or reimbursed women taking the birth control pill Yaz has been dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
RICO
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 25, 2010
Tags: RICO
New York City could not meet the RICO “causation” requirement that it be directly injured in its “business or property” by allegation of an injury from the nonpayment of taxes.
U.S. Supreme Court. Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York, No. 08-969. Jan. 25, 2010. Lawyers USA No.
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Tobacco companies violated RICO
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: May 27, 2009
Tags: light cigarettes, RICO, tobacco litigation
The tobacco companies violated federal racketeering laws by deceiving the public for years about the health hazards of cigarettes, the D.C. Circuit has ruled.
Landlords can’t be sued for renting to illegal aliens
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 13, 2009
Tags: immigration, RICO
Landlords couldn’t be sued for engaging in racketeering activity by allegedly engaging in a scheme to rent to illegal immigrants, a U.S. District Court in New Jersey has ruled in granting a dismissal.
