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JOAQUIN v. DIRECTV GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. et al

  1. January 20, 2021

    NY Law Firm Cancels DirecTV Subscriber's NJ RICO Claim

    A New York law firm on Wednesday escaped a beauty salon owner's New Jersey Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claim over an alleged plot to extort money from her over purportedly unauthorized DirecTV services, with a New Jersey federal judge saying the woman didn't pay anything to the firm.

  2. September 04, 2020

    Lewis Brisbois Says Law Firm Facing RICO Suit Can't Pay Up

    Lewis Brisbois asked a New Jersey federal court Friday to let it walk away from representing Lonstein Law Office and two attorneys in a suit accusing them of trying to extort a salon owner on behalf of DirecTV, saying the firm refused to sign a funding agreement.

  3. June 04, 2020

    Law Firm Seeks To Toss DirecTV Subscriber's RICO Claim

    A New York law firm on Thursday said it didn't take part in any illicit conspiracy as the firm urged a New Jersey federal court to toss a beauty salon owner's New Jersey Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claim that the firm tried to extort money from her over purportedly unauthorized DirecTV services.

  4. September 09, 2019

    Law Firm Aims To Sink DirecTV Customer's RICO Suit

    A New York law firm wants out of a lawsuit accusing it of helping DirecTV extort unlawful collections from customers, telling a New Jersey federal judge that even after discovery, there's no evidence it was part of a criminal organization.

  5. August 06, 2019

    DirecTV User Seeks Class Cert. In NJ RICO Case

    A consumer who has accused an auditor and a law firm of extorting hundreds of people by demanding money for alleged misuse of DirecTV, again asked a New Jersey federal court Monday to grant class certification to her claims, saying that information from her previous certification attempt has been confirmed by the defendants. 

  6. September 21, 2018

    DirecTV User Fights To Keep Law, Audit Firms In RICO Case

    An auditor and a law firm accused of extorting hundreds of people by demanding money for alleged misuse of DirecTV showed a pattern of racketeering activity that should prevent them from escaping a proposed class action, a consumer told a New Jersey federal judge Friday.   

  7. August 22, 2018

    Telecom Firm Slams Cert. Bid Over DirecTV Piracy Letters

    A telecom auditing firm hit with a proposed class action alleging it tried to extort cable customers over their purported unauthorized use of DirecTV has told a New Jersey federal court that the suing customer's class certification bid relies on evidence she misinterpreted.

  8. July 18, 2018

    DirecTV Customer Seeks Cert. Against Law Firm, Auditor

    A small-business owner and DirecTV LLC customer who allegedly faced extortion efforts from a law firm and a telecom auditing company moved for class certification Tuesday in New Jersey federal court covering nearly 250 state businesses that purportedly received shakedown letters from the defendants.

  9. July 17, 2017

    Consumers Object To Letter Seeking New Look At RICO Suit

    DirecTV LLC customers in a proposed class action who claim a law firm and a telecom auditing company shook them down asked a New Jersey federal judge Friday how to respond to the defendants' informal letter requesting the judge reconsider his refusal to dismiss state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims.

  10. July 12, 2017

    DirecTV Audit Partner Urges Toss Of Debt-Collection Suit

    An auditing company accused of helping DirecTV and a New York law firm use unlawful collection practices against New Jersey customers requested on Tuesday that a judge reconsider his decision to let the proposed class action move forward, saying the consumer leading the case had failed to show any harm.

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