After ADT executives were incarcerated in Mexico, the security company could have quietly tried to put the matter behind it. Instead, ADT fought back and won a $112 million civil RICO verdict — the largest in United States history.
Ajamie was more than willing to insert himself into ADT’s Mexican dispute. And he was confident that he could establish enough of a U.S. connection to the case to overcome a forum non conveniens defense. “Everyone with substantial means outside the United States has some U.S. contact,” says Ajamie. “That’s a general rule. Anyone of any substance. They have some money or family here or travel here.”Read the Full Story