Legal Opinion
Franklin & Joseph, Inc. v. Continental Health Industries, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 16, 1987No. 85 Civ. 8756 (RLC)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
This is one of many civil cases testing the meaning of the term “pattern of racketeering activity” as it is used in the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO” or “the Act”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968.
Plaintiff Franklin & Joseph, Inc. (“F & J”), a New York corporation, brought this diversity action seeking contractual damages on various grounds. Among the named defendants was Continental Health Industries, Inc. (“Continental”), a California corporation. In a counterclaim, Continental charged F & J and others with two counts of civil…
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