Legal Opinion
St. Germain v. Howard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 20, 2009No. 08-30364PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs-Appellants Leslie St. Germain et al. (“Appellants”) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) suit against Defendants-Appel-lees D. Douglas Howard and the two law firms with which he is affiliated (“Appel-lees”). Appellants alleged violations of RICO and various state law claims arising out of Appellees’ prior legal representation of Appellants. The district court dismissed Appellants’ RICO claims with prejudice under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), and dismissed the pendent state law claims without prejudice pursuant to its…
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