Irv Ackelsberg Honored as Public Interest Advocacy Pioneer
Congratulations to Irv Ackelsberg who was honored at Rutgers Law School’s 39th Annual Mary Philbrook Public Interest Award Celebration for his distinguished career in public interest law on October 30, 2024 at the Rutgers University-Camden Campus Center. ...
Federal RICO Complaint Filed against Landis Properties Seeks Relief for Aspiring Homeowners
Attorneys at Langer Grogan and Diver, representing aspiring homeowners victimized by a fraudulent rent-to-own scheme, have filed a class action suit against Landis Technologies, its principals Thomas Petit and Cyril Berdugo, and its investors including the venture...
LGD and CLS Challenge EasyKnock for “Sale-leaseback” Product Under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law
Langer Grogan & Diver attorneys Irv Ackelsberg and David Nagdeman have partnered with Michael Froelich of Community Legal Service in Stewart v. EasyKnock, Inc. The case alleges a deceptive “sale-leaseback” product in which the consumer sells their home to...
Langer, Grogan & Diver wins $26.8 million judgment in civil RICO case against Canadian fraudster
On December 19, 2018, a federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania entered a $26.8 million judgment against serial advance-fee fraudster Sandy Hutchens. This is in addition to the $9 million judgment against the front organization obtained in Pennsylvania state court in 2017.
Zions First National Bank Agrees to Pay $37.5 Million to Settle RICO Claims
Langer Grogan & Diver, P.C. announced today that Magistrate Judge Timothy Rice of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted preliminary approval to a $37.5 million class action settlement with Zions First National Bank and two subsidiaries of claims brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (“RICO”) Act.