Construction Company Fails to Allege Sweeping RICO Conspiracy Rigged D.C. Bids

A construction company’s conclusory allegations that various companies and the government of the District of Columbia engaged in bid-rigging fail to state a claim under the Sherman Act or RICO, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held in an Oct. 17 order granting motions to dismiss (Cheeks v. Fort Myer Constr. Corp., D.D.C., 1:14-cv-00914-RCL, 10/17/14).

Judge Royce C. Lamberth dismissed claims by John C. Cheeks and his construction company against officials of the D.C. government and granted motions for a more definite statement by all defendants.

The complaint, the court held, falls short of the ...