Locke Lord Escapes Atty's 'Frivolous' $15M RICO Suit

By Lisa Ryan (August 20, 2014, 5:20 PM EDT) -- The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday slammed attorney Andrew U.D. Straw's "frivolous" appeal over a dismissal of a $15 million Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit against Locke Lord LLP and one of its attorneys, filed after they requested information in a defamation dispute, and said Straw must show why he shouldn't be sanctioned....

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