His attorney, Janet Levine, also argues McGowan’s claims fail to meet the RICO standards and that she lacks standing to bring such a claim because she hasn’t sufficiently alleged an injury arising from the purported racketeering. Meanwhile, Boies admits his firm hired Black Cube, but maintains that they were assured in writing that the investigators’ techniques were legal. He also argues that the only damage McGowan claimed was an injury to her professional image, which he says occurred because she cancelled her book tour “based on a suspicion that Weinstein had placed hecklers at her events.” (Read Bloom’s full motion here.) George argues his client had nothing to do with hiring the Black Cube investigators, whose conduct is central to the complaint. Plaintiff’s attempt to fit dozens of square pegs into a single round hole fails, and the Complaint should be dismissed with prejudice.” “The Complaint shoehorns myriad unrelated and unsupported claims against numerous individuals together under the umbrella of civil RICO. ![]() ![]() “This action is a prime example of misuse of civil RICO by an overreaching plaintiff who seeks to gain leverage by invoking the extraordinary remedy Congress enacted to combat organized crime,” writes Bloom’s lawyer Eric George in the motion. "He Had a Preternatural Ability to Detect People's Vanities": An Excerpt From Harvey Weinstein Biography 'Hollywood Ending'
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