Join Troutman Pepper White Collar and Litigation Partner Cal Stein for a special podcast series, discussing the legal landscape surrounding the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
In this installment, Cal discusses the issue of extraterritoriality in the context of RICO claims. Does the RICO statute reach conduct that occurred outside the U.S.? And how have federal courts addressed the extraterritorial application of RICO, particularly in the civil See more +
Join Troutman Pepper White Collar and Litigation Partner Cal Stein for a special podcast series, discussing the legal landscape surrounding the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
In this installment, Cal discusses the issue of extraterritoriality in the context of RICO claims. Does the RICO statute reach conduct that occurred outside the U.S.? And how have federal courts addressed the extraterritorial application of RICO, particularly in the civil context?
Specific topics include:
- The presumption against federal statutes applying extraterritorially (4:28);
- Application of this "bright line" presumption to RICO (6:40);
- The RJR Nabisco Case: SCOTUS finds RICO can apply extraterritorially depending on the predicate acts (10:54);
- The "domestic injury" requirement of RICO (15:42). See less -
