Legal Opinion
Minpeco, S.A. v. Hunt
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 15, 1989No. 81 Civ. 7619 (MEL)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
In August, 1988, Nelson Bunker Hunt, William Herbert Hunt, Lamar Hunt, Mah-moud Fustok, and International Metals Investment Company were found liable to the plaintiff Minpeco, S.A. (“Minpeco”) for violations of the Commodities Exchange Act (“CEA”), the federal antitrust statutes, and New York common-law fraud; all but Lamar Hunt were also found to have acted in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). Judgment was entered for the plaintiff in excess of $132 million, which included compensation for short futures losses, interest paid…
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