RICO

December 14, 2021 A class action alleges payday lender AvailBlue has operated what can be described as a rent-a-tribe scheme to charge usurious interest rates on small loans.

November 3, 2021 A class action alleges Bank of America has used a fee-maximizing automated servicing platform to charge defaulted or at-risk-of-default borrowers for multiple, repetitive property inspections.

September 30, 2021 A class action alleges RoFX.net and a cadre of shell cos. have run “nothing more than a front” for a massive scheme whereby they’ve defrauded investors worldwide.

September 1, 2021 A class action aims to represent the victims of an alleged $110 million Ponzi scheme supposedly conceived and perpetrated by investment advisers at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.’s Atlanta office.

August 12, 2021 A RICO class action details what’s alleged to be a racketeering scheme involving the sale of and refusal to refund the total funds paid for supposedly counterfeit nitrile gloves.

August 9, 2021 A class action alleges Wells Fargo has extracted improper property inspection fees from homeowners who’ve fallen behind on their mortgages.

August 9, 2021 A lawsuit accuses Yellowstone Capital, LLC of engaging in predatory lending practices that have financially injured small business owners and their families.

August 5, 2021 A lawsuit claims LDF Holdings and Midaaswi have operated an illegal "rent-a-tribe" lending scheme whereby they’ve charged usurious interest rates for small loans.

June 29, 2021 A class action alleges an apparent favorite-chef contest was a “cleverly designed lottery” whereby the winner was the person who had the most money spent on their behalf.

June 18, 2021 Cinergy Health & Life, the National Congress of Employers and Companion Life Insurance Company have deceived unsuspecting term life insurance certificate buyers, a class action alleges.

June 9, 2021 Seeman Holtz has promoted and sold securities in the form of promissory notes despite not being registered to do so, a class action alleges.

May 17, 2021 A class action alleges acclaimed trainer Bob Baffert has engaged in “multiple and repeated” acts of doping and entering horses into races—including the Kentucky Derby—in what amounts to a pattern of illegal racketeering activity and gambling.

May 13, 2021 A class action alleges Bank of America has used an automated default mortgage servicing platform to “illegally, unfairly, and fraudulently” charge defaulted or at-risk-of-default borrowers for multiple and repetitive “property inspections.”

May 4, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Louisiana State University has systemically failed to address known issues in its response to reports of sexual misconduct.

April 8, 2021 A lawsuit alleges several baby food manufacturers conspired to conceal a “massive food fraud scheme” concerning the contamination of baby food with toxic heavy metals.

April 2, 2021 An alleged “multi-year fraudulent scheme” involving a so-called tax-savings strategy based on the donation of inflated real estate for purported conservation purposes is at the center of a class action lawsuit.

February 9, 2021 A class action claims Ambassador Captive Solutions, Performance Insurance Company and Goldenstar Specialty Insurance have for years sold counterfeit and non-existent policies, including to youth sports leagues.

December 4, 2020 A class action alleges Diamond Resorts has unlawfully passed the burden of its operating expenses onto timeshare owners in the form of inflated annual fees.

November 11, 2020 Fifty-four plaintiffs allege Dean Vagnozzi, John W. Pauciulo and Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott were among a number of players in a fraudulent merchant cash advance investment scheme.

July 28, 2020 A class action alleges Wells Fargo has placed certain mortgages into forbearance under the CARES Act without authorization to do so.

July 9, 2020 A class action claims Pfizer and Meridian Medical Technologies have manipulated EpiPen expiration date numbers in order to force consumers to buy more refills of the device.

July 2, 2020 Three companies face a class action alleging they conspired to artificially inflate prices for single phone calls made by prison and jail inmates to those on the outside.

July 1, 2020 A class action has been filed against a number of purported health insurance companies who allegedly sold sham health insurance that provides “little to no value.”

April 15, 2020 Cigna and Viant face a health insurance plan participant's claims that the companies have illegally underpaid for out-of-network behavioral health benefits.

March 19, 2020 The makers of Cel MD hair loss and skin care products face a class action alleging they've deceived consumers with claims that "amoun[t] to science fiction."

March 6, 2020 A proposed class action alleges the makers of EpiPen have intentionally manipulated expiration dates in order to force consumers to refill their prescriptions more often.

December 23, 2019 A lawsuit claims Rosebud Lending charged up to 790 percent interest on small-dollar loans while purporting to operate as an extension of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

October 8, 2019 A Washington school district claims in a class action that Juul Labs has negatively impacted the nation’s schools and students by marketing its e-cigarette products to minors.

August 23, 2019 Two former Grand Canyon University (GCU) students claim in a proposed class action that the school lies to prospective students about whether its online professional degree programs are accredited and will help them advance in their fields.

July 26, 2019 Probiotic product VSL#3 is at the center of a proposed class action out of Maryland that claims VSL Pharmaceuticals, Inc. deceived consumers by passing off a cheaper, less effective formulation as the original product.

July 11, 2019 Boeing and Southwest Airlines face a RICO class action that alleges they maintained a "collusive relationship" that included covering up the dangers posed by the 737 MAX aircraft.

June 13, 2019 Two healthcare plans have joined the ranks of those suing Big Pharma heavyweights over their alleged contributions to the national opioid crisis that has devastated the nation.

May 16, 2019 In a proposed class action, three plaintiffs allege that multi-level marketing company Market America is no more than a pyramid scheme in which distributors are tricked into thinking they can earn a profit by selling health products.

May 14, 2019 HomeAway.com is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the vacation rental website violates its contracts with property owners by acting against them—and in favor of guests—in disputes.

April 15, 2019 A RICO class action out of Texas alleges Young Living Essential Oils prioritizes recruitment over sales profits, indicating the company is nothing more than a pyramid scheme.

March 19, 2019 A class action lawsuit alleges an Alabama car dealer has engaged in predatory conduct with regard to lower-income consumers in need of auto loans.

December 13, 2018 A proposed class action alleges the operators of Brightwood College intentionally misled students and staff about how long the school would remain open and effectively robbed them of degrees and tuition money.

October 31, 2018 A class action lawsuit alleges Trump and his eldest children for years defrauded economically vulnerable citizens through a complex multi-level marketing scheme.

July 26, 2018 Another lawsuit has been filed against a group of pharma companies and distributors that claims their allegedly deceptive marketing of opioids has resulted in ER physicians being paid little to no compensation for providing opioid-related treatment.

July 3, 2018 A proposed class action claims Big Picture Loans, LLC, Ascension Technologies, LLC, and two individuals have devised a payday lending scheme by which they exploit the tribal immunity of a Native American tribe to evade state usury laws.

June 21, 2018 A proposed class action claims 14 pharmaceutical companies' and wholesale distributors' allegedly deceptive marketing of opioids has led to what public health officials are calling 'the worse drug crisis in American history.'

June 21, 2018 Another proposed class action has been filed against Big Picture Loans, LLC, Ascension Technologies, Inc. and an individual who controls the businesses over allegations that the defendants operate an illegal payday lending scheme.

June 15, 2018 A proposed class action claims Ford Motor Company equipped its F-series diesel engine trucks with a 'defeat device' designed to cheat emissions tests.

June 15, 2018 A proposed class action recently transferred to Ohio federal court claims the makers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs marketed their products for chronic use and “turned patients into drug addicts."

June 14, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Big Picture Loans, LLC and two others over claims that the defendants operate an illegal payday loan scheme disguised as a Native American lending business for the purposes of evading state usury laws.

May 22, 2018 Five Pennsylvania hospitals have sued Lancaster General Health alleging the medical center submitted fraudulent claims to the state’s Extraordinary Expense Program (EE) and misdirected millions of dollars to itself.

May 1, 2018 A proposed class action claims Western Union has since at least 2004 allowed its customers to fall victim to wire transfer fraud and, in some cases, helped facilitate fraudulent activity.

April 26, 2018 A proposed class action claims Kabbage, Inc. engages in an illegal 'rent-a-bank' scheme in which it hides behind Celtic Bank Corporation to evade California usury laws and charge small businesses an excessive amount of interest on short-term loans.

March 27, 2018 A new lawsuit claims Facebook violated CA law in failing to notify its users their data had been compromised by 'co-conspirators' as far back as 2014.

March 7, 2018 Another proposed class action has been filed against a group of 22 pharmaceutical companies and distributors over claims that the defendants’ deceptive marketing scheme and negligence have fueled the nation’s growing opioid crisis.