▁the ▁case . ▁Gar lic ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 4 8 0 ▁million ▁to ▁all ▁current ▁and ▁future ▁as best os ▁vict ims ▁who ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁claim ▁against ▁them . ▁ ▁Civil ▁R IC O ▁suit ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Gar lock ▁att or ne ys ▁file d ▁suit ▁against ▁four ▁prominent ▁as best os ▁law ▁fir ms ▁for ▁consp i racy , ▁fra ud ▁and ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁R ack ete er ▁In fl uen ced ▁and ▁Cor rupt ▁Organ izations ▁Act ▁( R IC O ); ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁page ▁of ▁the ▁compla ints ▁were ▁file d ▁public ly , ▁with ▁the ▁remainder ▁file d ▁under ▁se al ▁to ▁protect ▁confident ial ▁information ▁about ▁previous ▁as best os ▁law su its . ▁Since ▁then , ▁several ▁other ▁mes oth eli oma ▁cases ▁have ▁used ▁this ▁opinion ▁to ▁alter ▁or ▁beg ▁re cons ider ation ▁for ▁discovery ▁in ▁civil ▁tort ▁action . ▁The ▁fir ms ▁also ▁strongly ▁contest ▁these ▁alleg ations ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁firm ▁is ▁currently ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁lit ig ation ▁over ▁broad ▁discovery ▁requests . ▁ ▁Through out ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁court ▁case ▁evol ved ▁in ▁several ▁directions ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Def end ants ▁in ▁the ▁R IC O ▁case ▁moved ▁to ▁have ▁that ▁case ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁stating ▁that ▁" Ind eed , ▁virt ually ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁conduct ▁alleg ed ▁in ▁the ▁compla int ▁occurred ▁in ▁New