"A lawyer for the landlords was correct when he complained about "erratic conduct" on the part of the Legislature."

Yea, conspiracy to defraud the State, collusion and anticompetitive practices between the developers and Hawker is kind of erratic. And the plaintiffs were active participants in theses schemes and artifices to circumvent the laws of the State. None of this was unknown to the plaintiffs.

So, what the lawsuit comes down to is that the plaintiffs failed to profit from participation in illegal activities with an agent of the Legislature. I'm not sure that is a sound foundation for a lawsuit.

I hope this results in criminal prosecution for those who knownly participated in this venture. 

Isn't DOJ supposed to prosecute this kind of thing when the State fails to do so?