Magistrate Judge: Insurer’s Amended Complaint Adequately States RICO Claim

Mealey's (February 15, 2018, 11:10 AM EST) -- DENVER — A federal magistrate judge in Colorado on Feb. 12 recommended granting an insurance company’s motion to file a second amended complaint, finding that it sufficiently alleged that an enterprise exists under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act against an insurance adjuster accused of inflating a policyholder’s appraisal for roof damage following a hailstorm (Church Mutual Insurance Company v. Phillip Marshall Coutu, et al., No. 17-cv-00209-RM-NYW, D. Colo., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22569)....