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E.D. Texas rules that fraudulent overcharge theory supplies standing for civil RICO class action

James Bogan III, C. Allen Garrett Jr. Takeaway: To have standing to sue in federal court, Article III of the Constitution requires an injury in fact caused by the challenged conduct. Federal RICO ...
JD Supra

Fifth Circuit: civil RICO class action against Southwest Airlines and Boeing cannot stand for lack of Article III injury-in-fact

Takeaway: Over two years ago, the Eastern District of Texas denied a motion to dismiss a putative civil RICO class action alleging an “overcharge-by-fraud” theory, where the class representatives ...
BBC

Civil service interns must be working class, government says

The government will restrict civil service internships to students from poorer families as part of a drive from ministers to make Whitehall more working class. The main internship scheme designed to ...
Daily Mail

Labour restricts civil service internships to the working class - with children of plumbers, receptionists and van drivers among eligible

Labour is to restrict a civil service summer internship programme to working class students, the Government has announced. Applications will be limited to those from ‘lower-socio economic backgrounds’ ...