Legal Opinion
Philip Banks v. Donald Wolk, Brad Cohen, Larry Cohen, First Fidelity Insurance Corp., James Weiner, Esquire, First Fidelity Financial Group
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 9, 1990No. 90-1278PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us once again to address the question of what constitutes a “pattern of racketeering activity” under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1961-1968 (1984 & Supp.1990).
Plaintiff Philip Banks filed an initial complaint against defendants Donald Wolk, Brad Cohen, Larry Cohen, James Weiner, First Fidelity Insurance Corporation (“FFIC”), and First Fidelity Financial Group (“FFFG”). The complaint contained both RICO and pendent state law claims arising from an alleged real estate fraud. The…
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