RICO Allegations & More - Park West Gallery Class Action

On October 3, 2008, the firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP announced the following:

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro has filed an amended complaint in the case against Park West. The complaint reflects changes to the named defendants - removing GE Capital and adding HSBC Finance Corp. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has also been added as a Defendant.

The amended complaint claims HSBC provided prospective purchasers with credit lines of up to $50,000 so they could purchase artwork from Park West aboard cruise ships.

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Fine Art Registry is pleased to announce to its members and readership the filing of a class action lawsuit in Washington State against Park West Gallery, Fine Art Sales, Inc., GE Capital Corporation, and Holland America Line, Inc. It's good to see that Holland America has been named as a Defendant and is being brought to task as it is the cruise lines that are ultimately responsible for allowing the abuse to continue everyday of the week aboard its ships.

Make no mistake about it. This isn't your average class action suit. The firm behind the filing of the lawsuit against Park West Gallery is none other than Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP. These are serious litigators who have been involved in a number of high profile cases including, for example: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Enron Litigation, Tobacco Litigation, and the Visa/MasterCard Litigation.

Read more about lead counsel, Steve Berman.

Partnering with the law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is Chicago, Illinois, Class Action lawyer, William M. Sweetnam of Sweetnam, LLC., who began his career in 1994. Mr. Sweetnam is a graduate of The University of Michigan and the De Paul University College of Law where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law and was a member of the Journal of Art and Entertainment Law.

Read the Washington State Class Action (PDF) lawsuit against Park West Gallery and partners.

JOIN THIS CLASS ACTION TODAY! For more information, please go to FAR On Your Side and complete the online form.

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