RICO

February 14, 2018 A real estate firm has filed a proposed class action against the organizers of 'Buying Summit' events during which the defendants allegedly sold participants properties they didn’t own for significantly more than what the real estate was worth.

February 9, 2018 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against a group of oil and gas production companies alleging the parties deducted unlawful amounts from the plaintiffs’ gas royalty payments.

February 7, 2018 Cohen, Rosenberg, Maros, LLC has been named as the defendant in a proposed class action filed by two former homeowners who claim the company charged them $75,000 in unlawful fees to secure a new mortgage that never actually went through.

February 7, 2018 A lawsuit filed over suspected RICO violations claims SCANA and its shareholders reaped big profits while a doomed dual-reactor project floundered.

January 3, 2018 Maximum Booting Company, LLC and an individual are facing a Georgia man’s claims that the defendants unlawfully disabled vehicles by placing boots or similar devices on their tires without proper authorization.

December 21, 2017 A lawsuit claims 16 defendants are behind a 'rent-a-tribe' scheme in which the companies, 'borrowing' sovereign immunity, prey on cash-strapped consumers.

December 7, 2017 Purdue Pharma, L.P., and three others have been named as defendants in a proposed class action that claims they misrepresented the efficacy and risks of using opioids for long-term and chronic pain management.

November 28, 2017 Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC and six affiliates have been named as defendants in a proposed class action that claims the parties operated an illegal online payday lending scheme while exploiting a Native American tribe’s sovereign immunity.

November 7, 2017 Nerium International, LLC, Nerium Skin Care, Inc., Natural Technology, Inc. (which does business as NaturTech), and five Nerium executives are facing claims that the parties are operating an illegal pyramid scheme.

November 7, 2017 Think Finance, Inc., six affiliate entities, and the company’s chief executive officer are facing a lawsuit that claims they exploited a Native American tribe's sovereign immunity to offer consumers loans with unlawfully high interest rates.

October 5, 2017 Wells Fargo & Company and National General Insurance Company are two of the defendants in another proposed class action filed against them claiming the companies charged approximately 800,000 auto loan borrowers for auto insurance they did not need.

September 29, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against an individual attorney and four financing companies over allegations that they engaged in a 'predatory' scheme by which they deceive structured settlement annuity beneficiaries out of large sums of money.

September 22, 2017 Wells Fargo and co-branding agent Mississippi Iron Works are facing a lawsuit that claims the companies signed consumers up for Visa credit cards without authorization.

August 16, 2017 A mortgage servicer and two insurance companies are facing a proposed class action filed by reverse mortgage borrowers who claim the companies overcharged them for force-placed insurance.

August 5, 2017 Morningstar, Inc. and two Prudential investment cos. are named in a case claiming their 'GoalMaker' software unlawfully limits investors' options.

June 27, 2017 A class action lawsuit claims Coverall North America operates a scheme in which it sells purported cleaning franchises to janitors with false business promises.

June 22, 2017 Big Picture Loans, LLC, Ascension Technologies, Inc., and six individuals are facing claims that they used a Native American tribe as a front to protect themselves.

March 17, 2017 Car dealership Auto Smart, LLC, attorney/debt collector Ralph M. Murdy, and sub-prime credit lender Samuel Spicer are the defendants in a proposed class action.

February 16, 2017 A proposed class action filed in Arkansas alleges defendant Gospel for Asia, Inc. violated the federal Racketeer Influences and Corrupt Organizations Act.

December 9, 2016 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and several other defendants are facing two proposed class actions out of Minnesota claiming the companies violated federal RICO laws.

December 1, 2016 The umbrella company of Fiat Chrysler and Cummins, FCA US LLC, as well as Robert Bosch GMBH and Robert Bosch LLC, are the defendants in a class action.