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Drummond Company Inc et al v. Collingsworth et al
Case Number:
2:15-cv-00506
Court:
Nature of Suit:
470 Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Judge:
Firms
- Badham & Buck
- Bradley Arant
- Campbell Partners
- Christian & Small
- Dagney Johnson Law Group
- Kropf Moseley
- Spotswood Sansom
- Starnes Davis
- Steptoe LLP
- Susman Godfrey
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January 20, 2026
Jury Awards $120M In Defamation, RICO Suit Against Atty
An Alabama federal jury has returned a $120 million verdict — which could increase to $256 million — against a former Conrad & Scherer LLP managing partner in Drummond Co. Inc.'s defamation and racketeering claims against the attorney.
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May 21, 2025
Atty, Firm Sanctioned For Losing Info In RICO, Defamation Suits
An Alabama federal judge granted Drummond Co. Inc.'s request for sanctions over missing emails and other information in litigation accusing Conrad & Scherer LLP and one of its former managing partners of defamation and RICO violations.
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August 02, 2017
Oil Exec, Colombian Atty Must Face Drummond RICO Suit
An Alabama federal judge on Tuesday refused to nix racketeering claims against a Dutch oil company co-owner and a Colombian lawyer in Drummond Co. Inc.'s suit accusing plaintiffs' attorneys of paying witnesses who testified that the coal miner collaborated with Colombian paramilitary forces in the murders of hundreds of civilians.
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March 27, 2015
Drummond Hits Attys With RICO Suit Over Murder Claims
Drummond Co. Inc. on Friday filed in Alabama federal court a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit accusing plaintiffs' attorneys of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to criminals who testified that the company collaborated with Colombian paramilitary forces in the murders of hundreds of civilians.