On October 31, 2016, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari review of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision affirming 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 clients were represented by David Kaufman, Patrick McDowell (briefed), and Benje Bailey.