Southern Intermodal Logistics, Inc. v. D. J. Powers Co.

Mikell, Judge.

Southern Intermodal Logistics, Inc. (“Southern”), an interstate motor carrier which ceased operations in 1994, filed this action under the Georgia Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) Act, OCGA § 16-14-1 et seq., against D. J. Powers Company, Inc. (“Powers”), a customs house broker. Southern alleged that Powers attempted to extort illegal “commissions” from Southern for hauling K-Mart’s imported container freight from Savannah to various inland distribution facilities. When Southern refused to pay, Powers allegedly embarked on a scheme to coerce K-Mart to…