U.S. Supreme Court,
International Law,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 25, 2016
Court limits the reach of RICO
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that private civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims must involve a domestic injury in order to be actionable.
Jeremy K. Robinson
Partner
Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfield LLP
110 Laurel St
San Diego , California 92101-1486
Phone: (619) 238-1811
Fax: (619) 544-9232
Email: jrobinson@cglaw.com
Jeremy is chair of the firm's Motion and Appellate Practice.
Growing globalization of both legitimate and illegitimate enterprises has increasingly raised the question: can a private entity bring civil claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for illegal acts and injuries that happened outside the U.S.?
Last week, in RJR Nabisco v. European Union, 15-138 (June 20, 2016), the high court ruled in a 4-3 decision (Justice Sonia Sotomayor did not participate) that private civil RICO claims must involve a ...
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