HOWARD v. AMERICA ONLINE INC.

No. 98-56138.

208 F.3d 741 (2000)

Alan M. HOWARD, an individual; R. Boris Greenberg, an individual; Kathryn Paraventi, an individual; Mehrdad Etemad, an individual; on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICA ONLINE INC., a Corp.; James V. Kimsey, an individual; Stephen M. Case, an individual; Lennert J. Leader, an individual; Doe, individuals 1-50; Roe, entities 51-100, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alec B. Wisner and H. Scott Leviant, Stanbury & Fishelman, Inc., Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Miles N. Ruthberg, Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: BROWNING, GOODWIN and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Alan M. Howard, R. Boris Greenberg, Kathryn Paraventi and Merhdad Etemad ("Plaintiffs") sued America Online, Inc., James V. Kimsey, Stephen M. Case, Lennert J. Leader and 100 "Doe" and "Roe" defendants (collectively "AOL") for: violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c), 1962(d); violations of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151-613; false advertising...

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