Therefore, contrary to Justice Stevens suggestion, see post, at 56, we do not resolve whether a plaintiff suing under §1964(c) for a RICO conspiracy must allege an actionable violation under §§1962(a)(c), or whether it is sufficient for the plaintiff to allege an agreement to complete a substantive violation and the commission of at least one act of racketeering that caused him injury.
"RICO does not afford a civil remedy for all injuries caused by unlawful racketeering activity; only injuries to 'business or property,' " Feess wrote in several virtually identical decisions.
Accordingly, plaintiff Ellen Rosenblum, the Attorney General for the State of Oregon, along with the State and Cover Oregon, brings this lawsuit to recover losses to the State and Cover Oregon caused by Oracle's fraud, racketeering, false claims, and broken contracts.
Accordingly, plaintiff Ellen Rosenblum, the Attorney General for the State of Oregon, along with the State and Cover Oregon, brings this lawsuit to recover losses to the State and Cover Oregon caused by Oracle's fraud, racketeering, false claims, and broken contracts.
The recent increase in violence was partly caused by government attempts to end racketeering by parts of the army, including the mining of precious minerals such as tin and gold.
Any business that can prove it suffered injuries arising from racketeering can sue for three times the damages caused and legal fees.
We conclude, therefore, that a person may not bring suit under §1964(c) predicated on a violation of §1962(d) for injuries caused by an overt act that is not an act of racketeering or otherwise unlawful under the statute.
The former president of a securities firm that caused investors to lose more than $83 million pleaded guilty yesterday to enterprise racketeering charges.
On 19 January Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, was charged in a US court with racketeering, copyright infringement and money laundering and the FBI claims he and a group of co-conspirators caused $500m of harm to copyright holders.
A more ruthless approach was also offered: prosecute Republican administrators of elections using the federal racketeering laws that have been used successfully against anti-abortionists, making the officials financially responsible for damages caused by unfair elections.
