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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Tribune Co. v. Purcigliotti

The Tribune Company, plaintiff, filed a RICO action against multiple defendants including Robert A. Purcigliotti, Cascione, Chechanover & Purcigliotti (CCP), Dr. Walter Stingle, three unions, and 585 individual union members. Tribune alleges violations of the RICO Act, common law fraud, and unjust enrichment stemming from a scheme to file fraudulent workers’ compensation claims for hearing loss against the New York News, motivated by a past strike. Defendants moved to dismiss the claims on various grounds, including abstention, failure to plead with particularity under Fed.R.Civ.P. 9(b), immunity, failure to state a claim under RICO (pattern, operation/management, causation), failure to state state-law fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims, unjust enrichment, and collateral estoppel/res judicata. The court denied most of the defendants' motions to dismiss, finding the plaintiff adequately pleaded its claims and that abstention and immunity were not applicable in most instances. However, the court granted the motions to dismiss the unjust enrichment claims against the Union and Individual defendants, finding insufficient allegations of enrichment.

RICO ActWorkers' Compensation FraudMail FraudAbstention DoctrinePleading RequirementsWitness ImmunityRacketeering EnterpriseConspiracyUnjust EnrichmentCollateral Estoppel
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Morse v. Weingarten

This case involves a securities fraud class action where plaintiffs, shareholders of First Capital Holdings Corp., alleged that defendant Michael Milken violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, Rule 10b-5, and committed common law fraud and negligent misrepresentation. Plaintiffs claimed Milken, through his 'Daisy Chain' scheme, caused First Capital to invest heavily in junk bonds, leading to its collapse and misleading statements about its financial health. Milken moved to dismiss all claims under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b) and 9(b) for failure to state a claim and failure to plead fraud with particularity, and to strike portions of the complaint under Rule 12(f). The court granted Milken's motion to dismiss all claims, finding that Morse failed to adequately allege a primary violation of Section 10(b) due to a lack of 'in connection with' and causation, insufficient knowledge for aider and abettor liability, insufficient control for control person liability, and inadequate pleading of conspiracy. The common law fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims were also dismissed for similar reasons, and the court granted the motion to strike references to Milken's criminal conviction and income as immaterial.

Securities FraudClass Action LawsuitMotion to DismissFederal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 9(b)Aiding and AbettingControl Person LiabilityConspiracyCommon Law FraudNegligent Misrepresentation
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
Oct 03, 1960

Battista v. Potofsky

The defendant, an unincorporated association, appealed an order from the Supreme Court, Orange County, which denied its motion to dismiss a complaint for insufficiency, alleging fraud. The appellate court reversed the order, granted the motion, and dismissed the complaint. The court found that the allegations were insufficient to demonstrate that the fraud complained of was authorized or ratified by the members of the union, which is an unincorporated association. Leave was granted for the plaintiffs to serve an amended complaint.

FraudUnincorporated AssociationDismissalInsufficiency of PleadingAuthorizationRatificationCivil PracticeAppellate ReviewComplaint Dismissal
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Blanchard v. Katz

The case involves plaintiffs' common law fraud and Rule 10b-5 claims against defendants Harrison M. Lasky, Lon B. Rubin, and Aron B. Katz. Plaintiffs invested in a limited partnership, alleging that the defendants made false and misleading financial projections by overstating revenues and understating expenses, specifically regarding repair costs for the roof and air conditioning, and marketing/vacancy expenses. The initial complaint was dismissed for failing to plead fraud with particularity under Fed.R.Civ.P. 9(b). The amended complaint also failed to provide sufficient factual allegations to support the defendants' knowledge of the alleged misrepresentations, despite specifying some details. The court found that the plaintiffs' allegations were conclusory and lacked a minimum factual basis for scienter. Therefore, the defendants' motion to dismiss the entire complaint with prejudice was granted, including the federal securities fraud claim and the state law claims due to a lack of pendent jurisdiction.

FraudSecurities FraudRule 10b-5Pleading ParticularityFed.R.Civ.P. 9(b)Motion to DismissInsufficient AllegationsScienterLimited PartnershipFinancial Projections
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Nevitsky v. Manufacturers Hanover Brokerage Services

Audrey Nevitsky filed a non-diversity action against Manufacturers Hanover Brokerage Services (MHBS) and Manufacturers Hanover Trust (MHT), alleging securities fraud under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, civil RICO, and pendent state law claims including common law fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. The plaintiff claimed MHBS provided erroneous account balance information, leading to a forced liquidation of her portfolio and refusal to execute trades, causing substantial losses. Defendants moved to dismiss the federal claims for failure to state a cause of action and insufficient pleading of fraud, and the state claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The District Court, presided over by Judge Edward Weinfeld, granted the defendants' motion to dismiss the Section 10(b) claims, finding that most allegations involved unconsummated sales and causation was not established for the forced liquidation. The civil RICO claim was also dismissed due to inadequate pleading of predicate acts (mail/wire fraud) with particularity and an improper allegation of an "enterprise," though the plaintiff was granted leave to amend this claim within 30 days. Consequently, the pendent state law claims were dismissed due to the absence of federal subject matter jurisdiction.

Securities FraudRICOCivil ProcedureMotion to DismissPendent JurisdictionInvestment AccountsBrokerage ServicesRule 10b-5Fraud PleadingCausation
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Case No. CIV.A.H-98-1484
Regular Panel Decision
Aug 28, 2000

Sandwich Chef of Texas v. Reliance Nat. Indemnity Ins. Co.

Sandwich Chef of Texas, Inc. (d/b/a Wall Street Deli), as plaintiff, filed a class action against numerous insurance carriers, including Reliance National Indemnity Insurance Company, alleging that they defrauded employers by charging excessive workers' compensation premiums between May 1988 and January 1990. The plaintiff claims that the defendants utilized the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) as a racketeering enterprise to commit mail and wire fraud. This was allegedly done by improperly factoring 'residual market charges' (RMLs) into premiums, which were purportedly unfiled and unapproved. The defendants moved for a Supplemental Motion for Summary Judgment, arguing that the plaintiff's claims failed to allege indictable acts of racketeering, lacked a basis for proving injury 'by reason of' alleged misrepresentations due to a 'presumption of knowledge' of filed rates, and were precluded by the McCarran-Ferguson Act. The United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division, denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment, finding that overbilling can constitute RICO mail fraud, that claims to enforce filed rates are not barred by the 'presumption of knowledge,' and that the McCarran-Ferguson Act did not preclude RICO's application as it complemented state regulations. The court also allowed the plaintiff's 'fraud-on-the-regulator' theory and conspiracy claims to proceed.

RICO ActWorkers' Compensation InsuranceMail FraudWire FraudClass ActionSummary JudgmentFiled Rate DoctrineInsurance FraudRetrospectively Rated InsuranceResidual Market Charges
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees v. May Department Stores Co.

The plaintiffs, Union of Needle-trades, Industrial and Textile Workers (UNITE) and others, sued May Department Stores Company (May) alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC rules related to proxy solicitations. UNITE sought relief claiming May improperly exercised discretionary voting authority and made false or misleading statements in its proxy materials concerning an 'anti-poison pill proposal'. The defendant moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim and failure to plead fraud with particularity. The court granted May's motion, concluding that May lawfully exercised its discretionary authority under SEC Rule 14a-4(c)(1) and that UNITE failed to allege any actionable false or misleading statements under SEC Rule 14a-9. The complaint was dismissed.

Securities LawProxy SolicitationShareholder RightsMotion to DismissRule 12(b)(6)Rule 9(b)Discretionary AuthorityMisleading StatementsSecurities Exchange ActSEC Rules
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Itskov v. New York Fertility Institute, Inc.

The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Dr. Kaleed Sultan, asserting claims of breach of contract and fraud. The plaintiff alleged the doctor failed to fulfill an agreement to perform embryo implantation services connected to a surrogate parenting contract, after having retrieved her embryos, claiming the procedure was illegal. Dr. Sultan sought to dismiss both causes of action for failure to state a claim. The court denied the dismissal of the breach of contract claim, determining the contract was not against public policy and valid allegations were made. However, the fraud claim was dismissed as it merely reiterated the contractual dispute without presenting independent fraud allegations.

Breach of ContractFraudMedical ServicesIn Vitro FertilizationSurrogate Parenting ContractPublic PolicyStatute of FraudsMotion to DismissCivil ProcedureContract Law
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Case No. Docket Entries No. 140, 141
Regular Panel Decision

In re Plains All Am. Pipeline, L.P. Sec. Litig.

This Memorandum and Opinion addresses the defendants' second motion to dismiss a securities-fraud amended complaint. The case involves a highly publicized oil spill on the California coast by Plains All American Pipeline, an oil and gas pipeline owner and operator. Plaintiffs, a putative class of stockholders, allege that Plains and its officers made misrepresentations about the spill's extent and the company's environmental compliance programs, causing a drop in stock price. The court previously dismissed claims without prejudice, allowing for amendment. Now, evaluating the Second Amended Consolidated Complaint, the court grants the defendants' motions to dismiss. The court finds that the plaintiffs failed to adequately allege specific, actionable misrepresentations and, more critically, failed to establish a strong inference of scienter for the individual defendants for any remaining potentially actionable statements. Consequently, all claims are dismissed with prejudice, deeming further amendment futile.

Securities FraudOil SpillPipeline IntegrityEnvironmental ComplianceClass ActionMotions to DismissScienterRule 9(b)PSLRAStock Price
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Ping Chen ex rel. United States v. EMSL Analytical, Inc.

Plaintiff Ping Chen, a former lab director, brought a False Claims Act action against EMSL Analytical, Inc. and several air monitoring companies. He alleged that the defendants engaged in a scheme to defraud the government by submitting "fake" air samples or "false" testing reports related to asbestos abatement projects and then billing for these fraudulent services. The defendants moved to dismiss, asserting that the claims were barred by the FCA's public disclosure provision and that the plaintiff failed to plead fraud with particularity. The Court granted the dismissal, finding that the alleged fraud was substantially similar to information already publicly disclosed through prior government prosecutions (CES and Todaro) and that Chen was not an "original source" of new information. The Court also determined that the complaint lacked the necessary particularity for fraud allegations and denied the defendants' motions for attorneys' fees.

Asbestos FraudFalse Claims ActQui Tam ActionPublic Disclosure BarRule 9(b) Pleading StandardLack of ParticularityEnvironmental Testing IndustryAir MonitoringGovernment Contracting FraudFraudulent Billing
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