John Crane Inc. Files RICO Actions Against Asbestos Plaintiff Firms

(June 8, 2016, 2:23 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Two plaintiff side asbestos firms fabricated false exposure histories in a scheme to defraud and obstruct justice, John Crane Inc. (JCI) alleges in a pair of Illinois federal complaints filed June 6 alleging violation of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (John Crane Inc. v. Shein Law Center Ltd, et al., No. 16-5913, John Crane Inc. v. Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, et al., No. 16-5918, N.D. Ill.)....