New York Judge Tosses Reinsurers RICO ‘Fake Accident’ Suit Against Law Firm, Agent

( June 20, 2025, 2:02 PM EDT) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A New York federal judge on June 19 dismissed without prejudice a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) suit against a law firm and its agent accused of a “scheme” to defraud a reinsurer and a related party by staging construction-related workers’ compensation accidents, finding that the claims fail for lack of pleading “direct injuries.”...