Legal Opinion
Printing Mart-Morristown, Inc. v. Rosenthal
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 5, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-3224PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAROKIN, District Judge.
Defendants move before the court to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint in this Racketeer Influenced and Organized Crime Act (RICO) action. See 18 U.S.C. Section 1962 et. seq. Defendants argue that failure to raise the RICO claim in an earlier state court action precludes plaintiff from subsequent litigation of this claim under New Jersey’s “entire controversy doctrine”.
The court grants this motion with great reluctance, since it results in barring what appears to be a meritorious claim by plaintiff. However, this claim, although lacking some of the evidence and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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