Root, Inc. et al v. Silver et al

  1. April 12, 2024

    Absent Link To $10M Root Suit, Exec's Family Info Off Limits

    An Ohio federal magistrate judge has shut down two subpoenas directed at the wife and father of an advertising executive named in car insurance company Root Inc.'s $10 million racketeering and fraud suit, writing in the order that the insurer cannot simply assume documents are relevant in requesting them.

  2. January 08, 2024

    Claims Against LA Ad Firm Trimmed In $10M Fraud Row

    An Ohio federal judge trimmed claims of fraudulent misrepresentation and conversion against a Los Angeles-based advertising firm and its chief executive officer, leaving intact seven other counts in an insurer's $10 million racketeering fraud suit against an ex-executive and, the suit says, his co-conspirators.

  3. May 10, 2023

    Ex-Root Exec Loses Attys, Faces Arrest In $10M Fraud Case

    A former executive for Ohio insurance company Root Inc. had a rough day in his ex-employer's $10 million fraud suit against him when his lawyers withdrew from his defense, a federal judge found him in contempt and a warrant went out for his arrest.

  4. February 03, 2023

    Ex-Root Exec Stole Nearly $10M Through Fraud, Suit Says

    Ohio insurance company Root Inc. said in a federal lawsuit that its former chief marketing officer worked with associates outside the company to defraud it of nearly $10 million by funneling money from a vendor into another entity he controlled.