Relevant Group, LLC et al v. Nourmand et al
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September 05, 2024
LA Developer Beats RICO Suit Over CEQA Fight At 9th Circ.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed Thursday a decision tossing a Hollywood hotel developer's $100 million racketeering suit against rival hotel developers, rejecting the plaintiff developer's allegations that its competitors had pursued "objectively baseless" sham California Environmental Quality Act litigation to extort the firm.
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May 19, 2020
Akin Gump Escapes Sanctions Bid In Hotel Developer Fight
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has dodged a sanctions bid over its representation of a hotel developer alleging that a rival brought sham suits against competitors to extort multimillion-dollar ransoms, after a California federal judge ruled that the developer has made legitimate claims at this point in the proceedings.
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November 05, 2019
Akin Gump, Hotel Developer Slam $180K Sanctions Bid
Los Angeles hotel developer Relevant Group and its Akin Gump attorneys should not face $180,000 in sanctions because the racketeering suit they filed against a Relevant rival has a solid legal basis, they told a California federal court.
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October 22, 2019
Calif. Developer, Akin Gump Filed 'Baseless' Suit, Rival Says
Los Angeles hotel developer Relevant Group filed a sham suit to "bully" a rival developer, the competitor said in seeking sanctions against Relevant and its Akin Gump attorneys.
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June 10, 2019
LA Developer Accuses Rival Of Using CEQA For Extortion
A Los Angeles hotel developer filed a RICO suit in California federal court Monday alleging a rival property developer brought sham California Environmental Quality Act suits to extort multimillion-dollar ransoms, noting that the rival once said, "You know the drill. It's going to take a check to make this go away."