April 29, 2020
A Vermont federal judge on Tuesday granted a bid to transfer to the Northern District of Texas a proposed RICO class action accusing affiliates of a Chippewa Cree payday lender of running a scheme to defraud thousands of people while claiming protection under the tribe's sovereign immunity.
August 23, 2016
A Vermont federal judge on Monday rejected a bid by borrowers pursuing a proposed class action that levels Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims against affiliates of Chippewa Cree payday lender Plain Green LLC for sanctions against two of the companies.
July 13, 2016
Borrowers pursuing a proposed class action in Vermont federal court that levels Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims against affiliates of Chippewa Cree payday lender Plain Green LLC continued on Wednesday to press for sanctions against two of the companies.
July 01, 2016
Affiliates of Chippewa Cree payday lender Plain Green LLC pushed back Thursday against a bid for sanctions by borrowers pursuing a proposed class action in Vermont federal court that levels Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims.
June 17, 2016
Affiliates of Chippewa Cree payday lender Plain Green LLC said Friday they are appealing to the Second Circuit a Vermont federal judge's refusal to send to arbitration or dismiss a proposed class action leveling Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims.
June 14, 2016
Borrowers pursuing a putative class action under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act against affiliates of Chippewa Cree payday lender Plain Green LLC are seeking sanctions against two of the companies for failing to comply with a discovery order, the named plaintiffs told a Vermont federal judge Monday.
June 02, 2016
A Native American-owned lender announced Wednesday it had split from a business partner that provided it with software technology and marketing support and which is accused in a proposed class action of controlling the tribal company to take advantage of its immunity from banking laws.
May 20, 2016
A proposed class action leveling Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and other allegations against affiliates of Chippewa Cree payday lender Plain Green LLC has survived mostly intact after an effort by the company's managers and business partners to dismiss the case or divert it to arbitration, with a Vermont federal judge taking a skeptical tone toward the lender's defenses.