Legal Opinion
Brandt v. Schal Associates, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 16, 1988No. 85 C 357PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER*
SHADUR, District Judge.
This massive contract-based dispute between a construction management firm and a contractor found its way into federal court solely because of allegations that the management firm and others had violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (“RICO”).1 After plaintiff dismissed the RICO claims, some of the prevailing parties have tendered the seemingly inevitable motion for sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) ll.2 More specifically, Schal As*370sociates, Inc. (“Schal”), Richard Halpern (“Halpern”) and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Haroco, Inc. v. American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Walter E. Heller International Corporation, & Ronald J. GrayheckCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- American Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago v. Haroco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Liquid Air Corp. v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Brandt v. Schal Associates, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- Wielgos v. Commonwealth Edison Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
- Brandt v. Schal Associates, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- Brandt v. Schal Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Eckhaus v. Alfa-Laval, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
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