Legal Opinion
Beck v. Prupis
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 15, 1998No. 95-4844, 95-5586PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This case hinges on the following question: Must a plaintiff bringing a civil RICO conspiracy claim prove that the overt act (in furtherance of the conspiracy) by which he was injured was an “act of racketeering”? We answer this question in the affirmative, and therefore affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
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This case arises out of the relationship between Robert A. Beck, II, the plaintiff, and members of the board of directors of the Southeastern Insurance Group (SIG). 1 SIG was a holding company founded in 1983. It owned three subsidiaries, all of…
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