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Civil Litigation

Jul. 17, 2025

Judge dismisses RICO claim in fake leads lawsuit

A federal judge dismissed a lawyer's RICO claim against Bee The Buzz, finding no racketeering pattern in alleged fake mass tort leads, giving plaintiff until Aug. 1 to amend.

Despite a lawyer's claim that a marketing firm sent him over 500 fake mass tort leads in a ploy to defraud him, a federal judge found the alleged acts were not distinct enough to prove a pattern of racketeering.

"As anticipated, the court saw through [Ronald W. Makarem's] meager attempt to turn a small contract dispute into a Federal RICO action. If Plaintiff ever files a pleading that gets past the demurrer or 12(b)(6) stages, Get The Buzz plans on vigorously defendi...

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