Credit: Chris/Adobe Stock 'It Is Not Zealous Advocacy. It Is Fraud': PI Firm Sued for Racketeering in Asbestos Cases
Simmons Hanly Conroy, based in the St. Louis metropolitan area, allegedly filed sham lawsuits and scripted witness testimony, according to plastic pipe manufacturer J-M Manufacturing.
May 13, 2024 at 04:27 PM
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Personal Injury
What You Need to Know
- Simmons Hanly Conroy has been sued by J-M Manufacturing over the firm's asbestos case strategy.
- The suit, filed May 10, claims the firm scripted witness testimony and engaged in racketeering activity in order to enrich itself.
- The complaint revolves around another suit, filed by former partner Scott Peebles, alleging the firm terminated him after he reported potentially illegal and unethical conduct at the firm to his supervisor.
Personal injury firm Simmons Hanly Conroy is being accused of crossing the line from zealous advocacy into fraud and civil conspiracy in a lawsuit filed May 10 in Illinois federal court that claims the firm's asbestos case strategy has encouraged perjury and obstructed discovery in an effort to secure large settlements.
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