▁York , ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁single ▁alleg ation ▁concerns ▁any ▁events ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ," ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁Leg al ▁News line , ▁" The ▁defend ants ▁den y ▁the ▁assert ions ▁in ▁the ▁law suit ▁and ▁believe ▁critical ▁evidence ▁to ▁prove ▁their ▁alleg ations ▁include ▁documents ▁including ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁New ▁York ▁law ▁fir ms ▁– ▁meaning ▁the ▁necessary ▁evidence ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁New ▁York ." ▁As ▁the ▁civil ▁R IC O ▁act ▁case ▁he ated ▁up , ▁more ▁legal ▁sch ol ars ▁began ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁its ▁far ▁reaching ▁imp lications ▁for ▁tort ▁li ability . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁file d ▁an ▁opinion ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁saying ▁that ▁Gar lock ' s ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁fil ing ▁procedure ▁was ▁correct , ▁and ▁Judge ▁H od ges ▁grant ing ▁of ▁dis closure ▁of ▁that ▁information ▁also ▁correct , ▁the ▁judge ▁er red ▁in ▁grant ing ▁further ▁access , ▁and ▁asked ▁that ▁his ▁decision ▁be ▁revers ed . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Gar lock ▁volunt ary ▁dropped ▁the ▁R IC O ▁claims ▁against ▁Pla int iffs ' ▁att or ne ys ▁and ▁a ▁federal ▁judge ▁agreed ▁to ▁stay ▁the ▁cases . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁greater ▁settlement ▁package ▁the ▁action ▁will ▁be ▁dismiss ed ▁with ▁pre jud ice . ▁ ▁John ▁C rane ▁John ▁C rane ▁Group ▁file d ▁to ▁interven e ▁but ▁its ▁pet ition ▁was ▁denied . ▁John ▁C rane