On February 18, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the United States District Court of Louisiana’s award of summary judgment to the firm’s clients in a civil RICO action accusing the clients and others of alleged racketeering activities in connection with the awarding of debris removal and clean-up contract work in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. The District Court entered summary judgment in the clients’ favor on March 13, 2015, and plaintiffs appealed. The Court of Appeals heard oral argument on February 2, 2016, and affirmed for the clients soon after on February 18, 2016. The clients were represented by David Kaufman, Patrick McDowell (argued), and Benje Bailey.