Legal Opinion
County of Cook v. Midcon Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 7, 1983No. 82 C 2803, 82 C 3284PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum
LEIGHTON, District Judge.
These consolidated actions arise out of events surrounding the recent corporate reorganization involving Peoples Energy Corporation, MidCon Corporation, and their various corporate subsidiaries. Plaintiffs, the City of Chicago and the County of Cook, allege that the defendant corporations, various of their officers and directors, and their accountant, effected the reorganization in a manner which violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968, the statute popularly known by the acronym “RICO.” The causes are before…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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3Cited by61 opinions
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