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Stratus Building Solutions faced a business challenge on a bet the company scale.  Despite winning many franchise awards, five franchisees charged that its entire system imposed a fraud on franchisees.   The plaintiffs sued 179 defendants, including the system franchisor, master (regional) franchisors, and over 70 individuals associated with the franchise system of violating §§ 1962(c) & (d) of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”).  They claim the Defendants collectively operate the Stratus franchise system through a massive, but vaguely ...