Judge Finds Attorney Fails To Show California Bar, Others Violated UCL, RICO

Mealey's (January 4, 2019, 8:36 AM EST) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — After finding that an attorney failed to show that numerous defendants engaged in unlawful or fraudulent business acts or practices in relation to investigations seeking to disbar her or that she sufficiently alleged a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a California federal judge on Jan. 2 dismissed her claims for violations of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), RICO and other causes of action against all remaining defendants in the case (Lenore Albert v. Anthony Troy Williams, et al., No. 18-00448, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 490)....