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RICO Life Insurance Breach of Contract

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The Mystery Continues: IUL Proprietary Indices Challenged in RICO Suit

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Since the enactment of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, it has been invoked in civil litigation with mixed results. Congress did not intend for RICO to become a surrogate for plaintiffs’ state...more

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Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Insurer’s Fraud and Racketeering Claims Against Premium Financer

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The Eleventh Circuit recently addressed the legal viability of federal racketeering, fraud, and declaratory relief claims by Sun Life against a premium finance company arising out of an alleged STOLI scheme, as well as the...more

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CAFA’s Local Controversy Exception Requires Class Claims Against Local Defendant

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As we previously reported, in September 2017, a federal district court in Louisiana dismissed with prejudice as time-barred putative class action RICO and state racketeering claims related to alleged wrongful conduct by an...more

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