Judges Dismiss John Crane’s RICO Suits Against Lawyers For Lack Of Jurisdiction

(March 27, 2017, 9:42 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Illinois federal court is the wrong jurisdiction for John Crane Inc.’s fraud and racketeering claims against two law firms and their founders, two federal judges held separately March 23 in dismissing the company’s lawsuits, but without prejudice to refile the actions in the proper courts (John Crane Inc. v. Shein Law Center Ltd., et al., No. 16-5913, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42758, John Crane Inc. v. Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, et al., No. 16-5918, N.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41840)....