United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KESSLER, District Judge.

This matter is now before the Court on the Government’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment That Each Defendant Is Distinct from the RICO Enterprise, That a Defendant’s Liability for RICO Conspiracy Does Not Require That Defendant To Participate in the Operation or Management of the Enterprise, and That RICO Liability Extends to Aiders and Abettors (“Motion”). Upon consideration of the Motion, Defendants’ Opposition, the Reply, and the entire record herein, and for the reasons stated below, the Motion is granted in part and denied in part.

I. BACKGROUND