Legal Opinion
In Re Dow Co. "Sarabond" Products Liability Litigation
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided August 7, 1987No. MDL 711PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, District Judge.
MDL No. 711 is before me now on Dow’s Rule 12 motion to dismiss all claims brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68. Dow’s motion is predicated on four separate grounds: (1) failure to allege a pattern of racketeering activity, (2) failure to allege proximate causation between plaintiffs’ injuries and the alleged RICO violations, (3) inadequate allegations of an alternative association-in-fact or other enterprise, and (4) insufficient allegations of a RICO conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d).…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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