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Racketeering
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Supreme Court Decides Boyle – RICO Enterprise Case
By Ellen Podgor
In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court held that yes - RICO association-in-fact enterprises require an "ascertainable structure beyond that inherent in the pattern of racketeering activity in which it engages, but…
The Contingency
D.C. Circuit Smokes Big Tobacco Appeal of RICO Judgment
In 1999, the U.S. Department of Justice sued tobacco makers and others for lying about cigarettes -- the addictiveness of nicotine, the link between smoking and health problems (including lung…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Big Advance for Smithfield in UFCW RICO Case
They haven't won the case yet, but if the recently ruling by Judge Payne (E.D. Va.) in Smithfield's RICO suit against the UFCW and its corporate campaign is any indication,…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
D.C. Circuit Critical of RICO Expansion
By joetort
Mike Scarcella has an article today in the Legal Times that provides the latest report on Big Tobacco's oral argument before the D.C. Circuit. Here's an excerpt:Sentelle and Tatel --…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ninth Circuit discusses lots of sentencing issues
Main September 10, 2008Ninth Circuit discusses lots of sentencing issuesThough not full of groundbreaking stuff, the Ninth Circuit's lengthy decision today in US v. Waknine, No. 06-50521 (9th Cir. Sept.…
EvidenceProf Blog
The Family Business: Second Circuit Finds That Mafiosos Don’t Need To Be Qualified As Expert Witnesses
By Colin Miller
The mafia may be the family business, but, according to the Second Circuit, that doesn't mean that its members have to be qualified as expert witnesses before they can testify…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Pellicano and Christensen Convicted
By Ellen Podgor
A press release of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California reports that "[f]ormer private investigator Anthony Pellicano and prominent entertainment attorney Terry Christensen were found guilty…
InsureReinsure
Brocade to Pursue Racketeering Claims Against Ten Former Officers and Directors
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. announced recently that it plans on pursuing claims for racketeering against 10 former Brocade officers and directors. As previously reported on this blog, Brocade and its…
ImmigrationProf Blog
RICO Suit Brought Against Landlords
Federal racketeering (RICO) civil suits brought based on alleged violations of the immigration laws have failed time and time again. Nevertheless, the N.Y. Times reports a group opposed to undocumented…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will Weiss pay a high sentencing price on Monday?
Main June 1, 2008Will Weiss pay a high sentencing price on Monday?As detailed in recent items from Reuters and from the National Law Journal, famed plaintiffs lawyer Mel Weiss is…