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Racketeering
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Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Panel Ruling Opens the Door Wider for Civil RICO Claims Against “Open-Ended” Schemes
How long does a defendant have to engage in alleged criminal activity in order for a civil RICO claim against it to survive a motion to dismiss? According to the…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Second Circuit Applies Morrison v. National Australia Bank to Allow Certain Extraterritorial Application of RICO
In European Community v. RJR Nabisco, Inc., Case No. 11-CV-2475 (2d Cir. Apr. 23, 2014), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the Racketeer Influenced…
SDNY Blog
Judge Seibel Dismisses Foreclosed Homeowners’ RICO Case
In an opinion today, Judge Seibel dismissed a case alleging that various banks and others in the mortgage industry had violated RICO by improperly foreclosing on the plaintiffs' homes. Judge…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Sixth Circuit Divides on Clear-Statement Application to Civil RICO
The en banc Sixth Circuit divided sharply today over whether Michigan workers could sue their employer, claims manager, and employer's doctor under federal civil RICO for engaging in a fraudulent scheme…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should prosecutors in Florida and Oklahoma pursue capital charges against Whitey Bulger?
Main August 14, 2013Should prosecutors in Florida and Oklahoma pursue capital charges against Whitey Bulger? The question in the title of this post prompted by this Boston Globe article, which…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Law firms, law firm marketing and racketeering? Sad.
Scott Greenfield (@scottgreenfield) reported Monday that a Michigan law firm had brought a RICO action against a legal marketing company for failing to perform as promised. The Racketeer Influenced and…
Equine Law Blog
Guest Post: Sixth Circuit Affirms $65 Million Plaintiffs’ Judgment in Case Involving Fraudulent Mare-Leasing Scheme
By Alison Rowe
The latest case featuring ClassicStar and GeoStar’s mare-leasing scheme featured the defendants leasing out mares they didn’t own and leasing less-valuable quarter horses and misrepresenting them to be Thoroughbred mares. On…
Education Law Prof Blog
RICO and the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal
As an Atlanta native, I have been following the indictments thisspring in the Atlanta public schools cheating case, which USAToday and CNN callthe nation's largest school cheating scandal. Thirty-five educators in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Four female prison guards impregnated by same inmate”
Main April 24, 2013"Four female prison guards impregnated by same inmate"The headline of this post is arguably the most sensational facet of a huge federal corruption prosecution this week emerging…
SDNY Blog
Patton Boggs Files Mandamus Petition Seeking Reassignment of Chevron RICO Action
On Tuesday, Patton Boggs filed a Mandamus Petition on behalf of certain defendants in the RICO litigation Chevron has brought challenging an allegedly fraudulent $18 billion dollar judgment against it in Ecuador.…