VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC. v. GUERDON INDUS.

Civ. A. No. 85-244-JJF.

644 F.Supp. 951 (1986)

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. GUERDON INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

September 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Januar D. Bove, Jr., of Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz, Wilmington, Del., Nicholas Gilman, and Daniel F. Hayes, of Smiley, Olson, Gilman & Pangia, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

James F. Burnett, of Potter, Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, Del., Jay G. Strum, and Jane W. Parver, of Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City, for defendant U.S. Home Corp.

Lawrence C. Ashby, of Ashby, McKelvie & Geddes, Wilmington, Del., Stephen A. Weiner, of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, New York City, for defendant Shelter America Corp.

Josy W. Ingersoll, of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, Del., Reed E. Hundt, of Latham, Watkins & Hills, Washington, D.C., for defendant Guerdon Industries, Inc.

Alan I. Baron, and Ellen Scalettar, of Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg, Manley & Casey, Washington, D.C., of counsel to defendant Wood Bros. Homes, Inc.

Robert B. Young, of Young & Sherlock, Dover, Del., James H. O'Hagan, of Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, Minn., for defendant Green Tree Acceptance, Inc.

Allen M. Terrell, Jr., of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, Del., for defendants Wood Bros. Homes, Inc., GDV, Inc., City Investing Co., City Investing Co. Liquidating Trust, Criterion Financial Corp., and Peter C.R. Huang.

Jo-Anne Weissbart, of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, of counsel to defendants GDV, Inc., City Investing Co., City Investing Co. Liquidating Trust and Peter C.R. Huang.

Richard K. Herrmann, of Bayard, Handelman & Murdoch, Wilmington, Del., Hassan Alaghband, of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, D.C., for defendant Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.

Martin P. Tully, of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Del., Louise Ellen Teitz, of Thompson & Knight, Dallas, Tex., for defendant Redman Industries, Inc.

Alfred M. Isaacs, of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams, Wilmington, Del., for defendant Zimmer Corp.

F. Alton Tybout, of Tybout, Redfearn, Casarino & Pell, Wilmington, Del., for defendant Kensington Mort. and Finance Co., Inc.


OPINION

FARNAN, District Judge.

This action was brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 alleging claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq., and the Truth In Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq., as well as under this Court's pendent jurisdiction with respect to state and common law claims. The First Amended Class Action Complaint, Docket Item ("D.I.") 31, alleges...

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