Torts/Personal Injury
Jun. 24, 2025
When medical expenses from personal injury become injured property under RICO
A new Supreme Court ruling hints that medical expenses from personal injuries might now open the door to RICO claims -- but don't expect a flood of new lawsuits just yet.
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) provides a private right of action and treble damages to those injured in their "business or property" because of racketeering activity. (18 U.S.C. § 1964(c).) Circuit courts were split as to whether injury to business or property that flowed from a personal injury was sufficient to allege a claim under RICO. In April of this year, the United States Supreme Court, in Medical Marijuana v. Horn, resolved the d...
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