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Case ID: 4131 | Miscellaneous | 01/03/2005
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court of Maryland against Hien Thi NGO for violations of The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Commonly referred to as "RICO", the Act addresses the infiltration of legitimate businesses by organized crime. Class members seek $150,000 in actual and compensatory damages in legal fees and costs, $300,000 for emotional distress, pain and suffering, $500,000 for damages to businesses and $9,000,000 in punitive damages.
The complaint alleges for years, and continuing to date, the individual defendants, working through the defendant non-profit organizations, have engaged in a conspiracy to mislead, deceive, and obtain money from the plaintiffs and other things of value, such as public relations from Vietnamese language media such as the plaintiff newspaper, under false pretenses. The defendants claim to raise funds for charitable causes for the people of Viet Nam, however they have allegedly only devoted a small fraction of those funds to those charities and have used them for their personal purposes instead. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Miscellaneous Cases of Interest Washington, DC attorneys filed a consumer class action lawsuit on July 20, 2005 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois against Hyatt International Corporation. The claim is on behalf of all guests of Hyatt's hotel in Moscow since July 2002. The complaint alleges that Hyatt made deceptive and misleading representations through its worldwide, internet based reservation system on the rates that would be charged at the Ararat Park Hyatt in Moscow, Russia. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court of New Jersey against Bayer AG, a pharmaceutical company based in Germany with offices nationwide, for price fixing. Class members seek triple damages, attorney's fees, and the costs of the litigation. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of Georgia against Brenntag North America, Inc. for violations of property law. Class members seek damages, attorney's fees and costs. Despite making what it says was $5 million worth of repairs on more than 600 of its Central Florida homes for water damage that occurred last year, Levitt & Sons finds itself at the center of a class action lawsuit.
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