Legal Opinion
Lund v. Shearson/Lehman/American Express, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1988No. 87-1920PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
In this case plaintiffs’ civil RICO action was dismissed as untimely by the district court, which relied on the decision in Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc., — U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 2759, 97 L.Ed.2d 121 (1987). The plaintiffs claim it was error to retroactively apply that decision, which imposes a uniform federal statutory period of four years to civil RICO actions. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the district court’s dismissal.
The plaintiffs filed the present action in district court on December 10, 1985. Their complaint alleged racketeering…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by6 opinions
- William Lowary and Sara Wyatt v. Lexington Local Board of Education, Ohio Education Association, Lexington Teachers AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Robert E. Cleveland v. Jerome BerksonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Federal Express Corp. v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1999
- Allamon v. Nichols (In Re Allamon)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1990
- Lund v. Shearson/Lehman/American Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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