▁Group ▁then ▁file d ▁law su its ▁against ▁Simon ▁Green stone ▁Pan at ier ▁and ▁She in ▁Law ▁Center ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁federal ▁court ▁in ▁Illinois . ▁The ▁suit ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁She in ▁with h eld ▁evidence ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁R IC O ▁Act ▁in ▁cases ▁brought ▁against ▁John ▁C rane ▁by ▁suffer ers ▁of ▁mes oth eli oma . ▁Specifically , ▁the ▁su its ▁al lege ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁fir ms ▁failed ▁to ▁disc lose ▁during ▁discovery ▁that ▁their ▁clients ▁had ▁been ▁exposed ▁to ▁products ▁containing ▁as best os ▁made ▁by ▁other ▁companies ▁and ▁intention ally ▁delayed ▁fil ing ▁claims ▁against ▁those ▁companies ' ▁bank rupt cy ▁trust s . ▁John ▁C rane ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁avoided ▁jud g ements ▁and ▁" subst ant ial ▁defense ▁costs " ▁if ▁it ▁had ▁known ▁this ▁information . ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁b ills ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Texas ▁Represent ative ▁Bla ke ▁Far ent hold ▁introduced ▁legisl ation ▁called ▁" F ur ther ing ▁As best os ▁Cla ims ▁Trans par ency ▁Act ▁( FA CT ) ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ." ▁The ▁bill ▁would , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁require ▁as best os ▁trust s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁file ▁quarter ly ▁reports ▁about ▁the ▁p ayout s ▁they ▁make ▁and ▁personal ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁vict ims ▁who ▁receive ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁public ly ▁accessible ▁database . ▁The ▁bill ▁passed ▁out ▁of ▁committee ▁in ▁May ▁