Legal Opinion
Laterza v. American Broadcasting Co., Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 21, 1984No. 83 Civ. 4643 (HFW)PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
WERKER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs seek relief against defendants under a somewhat novel application of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961, et seq. They seek to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of a systematic nationwide pattern of racketeering involving the cash field subscription aspect of the magazine publishing industry. Plaintiffs are five individuals who were employed by various field sales representatives between June 1981 and March 1983. Twelve of the defendants are publishers of nationally…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Michael E. Moss v. Morgan Stanley Inc., E. Jacques Courtois, Jr., Adrian Antoniu, and James M. Newman, Morgan Stanley Inc. And James M. NewmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- United States v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Benjamin Ruggiero, Nicholas Santora, Anthony Rabito, and Antonio TomasuloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by48 opinions
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