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Civil Litigation

Jun. 30, 2017

Garlic company convinces judge to drop its RICO case to expedite appeal

A garlic company successfully convinced a federal judge to dismiss its RICO case against several Chinese competitors earlier this week, paving the way for a swifter resolution in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

LOS ANGELES — A garlic company successfully convinced a federal judge to dismiss its own RICO case, an unusual move it hopes will pave the way for a swifter resolution in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Harmoni International Spice Inc., a garlic importer based in the City of Industry, filed a notice of appeal with the 9th Circuit on Wednesday following U.S. District Judge Beverly Reid O’Connell’s dismissal of its Racketeer I...

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