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Motley Rice's securities and consumer fraud practice group represents consumers, businesses, unions, pension funds and state and local governments harmed by securities fraud and other unfair, deceptive or fraudulent business practices. We represent individual clients, institutional investors and class representatives nationwide and abroad in a wide range of cases. Motley Rice attorneys have taken a leading role in many securities, consumer fraud, defective products, employment, unfair trade practices, whistleblower, civil racketeering (RICO) and class action cases throughout the United States.
Working closely with our national network of co-counsel, Motley Rice attorneys have experience representing individuals, institutions and public entities in claims of securities and consumer fraud - in both state and federal court. Our attorneys have taken on some of the largest corporations in this country in a variety of industries, including the tobacco, automotive, pharmaceutical, healthcare, consumer product, banking, insurance, telecommunications and defense industries.
SECURITIES FRAUD
Securities fraud is a widespread and ever-increasing problem for both individual and institutional investors. According to USA TODAY, "Investors now know that the stock market's long boom in the 1990's was at least partly based on deception." Recent corporate scandals such as those at formerly revered institutions like Enron, Worldcom, Adelphia, Xerox, Sunbeam, Rite Aid, and Qwest have cost investors more than $180 billion. Motley Rice attorneys seek to protect the rights of investors against such corporate deceit.
CONSUMER FRAUD
In addition to our securities fraud practice, Motley Rice also represents individual consumers - and classes of consumers - in consumer fraud cases. Motley Rice attorneys have represented consumers in cases against banks, mortgage lenders, insurance companies, title insurers, financial consultants, brokers, automobile manufacturers and dealers, credit reporting agencies, internet travel companies, and many other industries and companies that prey on unwary consumers.
Motley Rice attorneys also handle whistleblower and qui tam cases. Many of our attorneys have represented whistleblowers against tobacco, defense, pharmaceutical, financial services and healthcare companies that engage in fraud. Similarly, our attorneys litigate racketeering cases. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970 (RICO) provides a powerful tool to protect individuals and businesses swindled out of their money or property through a pattern of criminal activity. Our attorneys have handled civil RICO cases for clients.
Motley Rice's reputation and experiences have resulted in our attorneys being retained by state attorneys general to represent states in a wide range of matters, including those concerning consumer protection. Whether the situation involves consumer fraud, securities fraud, dangerous products, unfair business practices, whistleblowers or RICO, Motley Rice's securities and consumer fraud team has the experience and resources to pursue the claim.
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