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The Civil Rico Pattern Requirement: Continuity And Relationship, A Fatal Attraction?, Patrick J. Ryan Jan 1988

The Civil Rico Pattern Requirement: Continuity And Relationship, A Fatal Attraction?, Patrick J. Ryan

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rico Forfeiture And Obscenity: Prior Restraint Or Subsequent Punishment?, John J. O'Donnell Jan 1988

Rico Forfeiture And Obscenity: Prior Restraint Or Subsequent Punishment?, John J. O'Donnell

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Civil Rico: The Propriety Of Concurrent State Court Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Catherine M. Didomenico Jan 1988

Civil Rico: The Propriety Of Concurrent State Court Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Catherine M. Didomenico

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Partaker Or Prey? Futures Commission Merchants Under Civil Rico And The Commodity Exchange Act, Robert G. Lendino Jan 1988

Partaker Or Prey? Futures Commission Merchants Under Civil Rico And The Commodity Exchange Act, Robert G. Lendino

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) has a civil statutory scheme that broadly allows "any person" to recover damages if he has been injured in his business or property by reason of a defendant's violation of section 1962 the Act. While the statute was aimed at organized crime, it has been used far more against legitimate businesses. Courts continuously wrestle with the broad language of the statute. The author discusses two questions regarding the interpretation of Civil RICO that remain unanswered: whether the same entity can be the "culpable person" and the "enterprise" under Section 1962(a); and if so, …