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District Court Dismisses Civil RICO Case with Prejudice

The Rajaratnam decision provides yet another stark example of the numerous barriers plaintiffs must overcome in pursuit of RICO’s promise of treble damages, along with the potent arguments defense counsel have at their...more

RICO’s Demanding Elements Prove Too Much Yet Again: RICO Claim Dismissed for Failing to Allege a “Pattern” of Racketeering...

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit demonstrates that courts will carefully scrutinize whether civil RICO plaintiffs have satisfied the statute’s complex (and stringent) pleading...more

Court Ruling Signals Potential Expansion of Civil RICO Liability to Include Automotive Suppliers in Emissions Violations Cases

A U.S. federal district court, on February 20, 2018, declined to dismiss class plaintiffs’ civil RICO claim against GM and a major automotive supplier, where plaintiffs alleged that GM and the supplier conspired to defraud...more

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