Section 16-14-4 - Prohibited activities

1 Analyses of this statute by attorneys

  1. Williams v. Mohawk Indus., Inc., No. 08-13446 (11th Cir. May 28, 2009); Qamhiyah v. Iowa State University of Science and Technology, No. 08-2548 (8th Cir. June 1, 2009)

    Outten & Golden LLPMay 31, 2009

    The employees alleged that they were harmed by the racketeering activity of Mohawk because their wages were depressed. The employees also alleged that Mohawk violated the Georgia statute that prohibits racketeering activity, Ga. Code Ann. § 16-14-4(a), (c), by committing various predicate acts involving fraud and misuse of visas, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1546(a), (b), and that Mohawk was unjustly enriched by its criminal activities under the law of Georgia."The case survived an appeal to the Eleventh Circuit and a trip to the Supreme Court. On remand, the hourly workers sought certification under both Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2) (for injunctive relief) and (b)(3) (damages).