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Dechert Re:Torts - Issue 16

Dechert LLP on 6/3/2024

Supreme Court to Resolve Availability of RICO Claims to Personal Injury Plaintiffs - On April 29, 2024, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365, 2024 WL 1839091 (U.S. Apr. 29,...more

Supreme Court to Settle Circuit Split Regarding RICO Damages Arising From Personal Injuries — RICO Report Podcast

Troutman Pepper on 5/20/2024

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,...more

The Supreme Court Update - April 29, 2024

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 4/30/2024

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases: Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365: This case involves interpretation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...more

Supreme Court Expands Understanding of Rico “Domestic Injury” Requirement in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin

BakerHostetler on 3/5/2024

On June 22, 2023, in Ashot Yegiazaryan, aka Ashot Egiazaryan v. Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, et al., the United States Supreme Court held that the determination of whether a nonresident plaintiff suffered a domestic injury for...more

Latin America Dispute Resolution Update – The Latest Developments in Cross-Border Disputes Related to the US and Latin America

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/29/2023

US Case Law Update - The U.S. Supreme Court and appellate courts have issued several recent decisions on important topics related to arbitration and the ability to enforce awards and judgments in the United States....more

US Supreme Court Permits Foreign Plaintiff to Bring RICO Suit for Evading Attempts to Enforce an International Arbitral Award

Jenner & Block on 9/20/2023

The US Supreme Court has opened the door for foreign plaintiffs to sue under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). RICO is a powerful statute that allows recovery of treble damages and attorneys’ fees...more

The Supreme Court Finds Foreign Award Creditor Can Bring Claims under RICO to Enforce Award

Morris James LLP on 9/7/2023

On June 22, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a 6–3 opinion in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, holding that a foreign award creditor may bring claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) related to the...more

Yegiazaryan v. Smagin: RICO Becomes a Tool for Foreign Plaintiffs to Collect on Arbitration Awards in the U.S.

A&O Shearman on 8/4/2023

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin opens the door for foreign plaintiffs to use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) as an additional tool for collecting on international...more

RICO and Foreign Arbitration Enforcement - RICO Report Podcast

Troutman Pepper on 8/4/2023

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,...more

Conduct Over Confusion: Supreme Court Holds Lanham Act to the Presumption Against Extraterritoriality

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on 8/3/2023

In April, we discussed oral arguments at the Supreme Court for Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic International, Inc., a case in which the Supreme Court considered the extraterritorial reach of the Lanham Act (“Act”) for...more

Client Alert: US Supreme Court Permits Foreign Plaintiff To Bring RICO Suit for US Acts To Frustrate Enforcement of an...

Jenner & Block on 7/21/2023

The US Supreme Court has opened the door for foreign plaintiffs to sue under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), which provides treble damages and attorneys’ fees, to assist enforcement of an...more

SCOTUS Resolves Circuit Split on How to Assess Domestic Injury Under RICO

Foley Hoag LLP on 7/11/2023

In Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, the Supreme Court of the United States built upon its decision in RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community, which concerned whether the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) ...more

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Plaintiffs May Use RICO to Enforce Foreign Arbitral Awards

King & Spalding on 7/10/2023

In a January 17, 2023 Client Alert, we addressed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari in CMB Monaco v. Smagin and Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, two cases which concern the use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...more

U.S. Supreme Court Confirms that Foreign Companies Can Use a Powerful Tool to Enforce International Arbitration Awards

Miller Canfield on 7/5/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court recently confirmed that foreign companies looking to enforce international arbitration awards have a powerful tool at their disposal: a U.S. statute targeting organized criminal activity. In Yegiazaryan...more

Don’t Hide the Money: Supreme Court Allows Civil Racketeering Claim to Proceed in Foreign Arbitration Context

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/5/2023

If you’ve ever seen the popular film Goodfellas, you might have heard of the infamous Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. It’s usually referred to by its acronym, “RICO,” and was designed to punish a laundry...more

Supreme Court Makes Civil RICO Available Against Fraudulent Domestic Efforts to Avoid International Arbitration Award Enforcement

Jones Day on 7/3/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court held that a foreign plaintiff can sue a domestic U.S. judgment-debtor under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO") for the debtor's fraudulent domestic efforts to avoid...more

SCOTUS Upholds Civil RICO Lawsuit for a Foreign Defendant’s Acts in the United States to Evade Enforcement of a Foreign Arbitral...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 6/30/2023

The Supreme Court held that a defendant’s acts to prevent a foreign plaintiff from collecting on an overseas arbitration award in the U.S. may give rise to a civil RICO claim. The Court held that whether there is a U.S....more

US Supreme Court Opens New Path to Assist Foreign Award Creditors Seeking to Enforce Arbitral Awards

K&L Gates LLP on 6/27/2023

In its opinion of 22 June 2023 in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, the US Supreme Court ruled that a foreign award creditor may bring claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) related to the enforcement...more

U.S. Supreme Court Approves Foreign Plaintiff’s Use of Civil RICO in Connection with Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Paul Hastings LLP on 6/27/2023

On June 22, 2023, a 6-3 Opinion issued in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, No. 22-381, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a plaintiff—whether located in the United States or abroad—may use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...more

Foreign Holders of Arbitral Awards May Add a RICO Claim to Their Enforcement Arsenal

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/26/2023

On June 22, 2023, in a 6–3 decision authored by Justice Sotomayor, the United States Supreme Court held that a foreign national-holder of a foreign arbitration award, which was recognized in the United States, can assert a...more

RICO Statute May Be Used To Enforce Arbitration Awards by Foreign Nationals Says U.S. Supreme Court

Snell & Wilmer on 6/23/2023

On June 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly known as the RICO statute, may be used to enforce a foreign arbitration award. The Court’s opinion in...more

The Supreme Court Update - June 22, 2023

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 6/23/2023

The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today: Arizona v. Navajo Nation, No. 21-1484: This case considered the federal government’s obligations related to the Navajo Tribe’s access of the Colorado...more

Court Rules Against Navajo Water Rights, Statutory Habeas Corpus – SCOTUS Today

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/23/2023

With four decisions yesterday, the Court has now cut its backlog down to the mid-teens. And with decisions likely today as well, the Court is well on its way to clearing the docket as the term ends....more

Enforcing a Foreign Arbitration Award against a Foreign Party under RICO

Jenner & Block on 5/17/2023

On April 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument on whether a foreign plaintiff can state a civil claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) against a foreign defendant based on...more

The U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Cases Regarding Whether and When Non-U.S. Plaintiffs May Use RICO to Enforce Foreign...

King & Spalding on 1/18/2023

On January 13, 2023, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear two related cases in which it will decide for the first time whether and in what circumstances a foreign (non-U.S.) plaintiff may bring a civil action under...more

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