Legal Opinion
BCS Services, Inc. v. HEARTWOOD 88, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 2011No. 10-3062, 10-3068PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals are from judgments in two suits seeking damages under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq., for mail fraud. (The suits are materially identical so we’ll pretend that they’re one case and that the two appeals are also one.) The district court dismissed the case more than five years ago on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue because they hadn’t relied on the fraud and therefore “at best were indirect victims of the alleged fraud.” Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. v. Bridge, 2005 WL…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
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