HPIL Holding, Inc. v. Haining Zhang et al

  1. March 31, 2025

    Mich. Judge Dismisses Biz's 'Pump-And-Dump' RICO Suit

    A Michigan federal judge on Monday tossed what he called a confusing "power struggle" of a lawsuit from a company accusing its former leaders of conspiring to install a CEO and leading a pump-and-dump scheme, finding that the company was essentially improperly seeking review of a prior state court judgment that it lost.

  2. May 22, 2024

    'Pump-And-Dump' Claims Sputter In 'Disorganized' RICO Suit

    A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday freed multiple defendants accused of funding a "pump-and-dump" scheme, saying a company suing over shareholders' alleged $3 million losses couldn't prove that the defendants made any plans together, while taking jabs at both sides' "disorganized" filings.

  3. October 23, 2023

    Alleged 'Pump-And-Dump' Funders Say RICO Claims Must Go

    Individuals who a Wyoming company alleges helped fund a "pump-and-dump" scheme asked a Michigan federal judge to toss the civil conspiracy and racketeering claims against them, saying the company's allegations don't show that they engaged in an established pattern of fraud needed to support those claims.

  4. August 28, 2023

    Fraudsters Seized Firm, Then Ran Pump-And-Dump, Suit Says

    A Wyoming holding company is asking a Michigan federal court to hold accountable a group of people located in multiple states who it alleges drove the company into receivership to transfer its ownership and then inflated its share price, making millions of dollars for themselves.