Legal Opinion
Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association v. Touche Ross & Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 1986No. 85-8343PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Plaintiff banks filed suit against Touche Ross and a number of the firm’s partners and employees seeking to recover treble damages for alleged violations of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961, et seq. The district court, 603 F.Supp. 351, dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs are five banks who extended $60 million in credit to International Horizons, Inc. As a prerequisite to execution of the credit agreement International Horizons was required to provide…
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