Legal Opinion
Bryan Ray v. Spirit Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 23, 2014No. 13-15681PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs commenced this civil suit against Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit”) under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68, alleging that Spirit conducted an enterprise by means of racketeering activity—here, two or more predicate acts of mail and wire fraud involving the concealment and misrepresentation of airfares and user fees. The district court dismissed the action, ruling that comprehensive federal regulation of the airline industry precluded Plaintiffs’ civil RICO claims. We disagree. Because federal laws do not…
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