Commerce

**Echostar Satellite LLC sued **Freetech Inc. for unfair competition and violations of telecom laws, claiming Freetech makes and sells devices that consumers use to pirate Echostar’s subscription-based services. See complaintin San Francisco Federal Court.           **Alma Inc., Thomas Moore, Hames Moore , and **Bradlye and Young LLP defrauded investors in unregistered oil and mineral securities, seven investors claim in a RICO complaint in Johnson County Court, Olathe, Kan.           **Kathryn Powell sued her ex-boyfriend, **Nasr M.M. Farag , for $449,000, money she says she advanced for fixer-uppers they bought together. She says Farag’s claim that he has “Islamic authority” over her won’t wash, in Sonoma County Court.           Twenty-seven homebuyers sued **Shea Homes Ltd. Partnership , alleging mass construction defects in a subdivision in Brentwood, in Contra Costa County Court Calif.           **Dox LLC dba Legal Gear defrauds consumers by selling “Lipoburn,” a rub-on cream that allegedly burns body fat, a dissatisfied customer claims in DC Superior Court.