NEW YORK — Judge William H. Pauley of the Southern District of New York Court has dismissed Cintas Corp.’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) lawsuit against UNITE HERE, the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters, and the Change to Win coalition.
“The complaint is not [a] ‘short and plain statement,’” says Pauley in his ruling. “It is a manifesto by a Fortune 500 company that is more a public relations piece than a pleading.”