Legal Opinion
Callan v. State Chemical Manufacturing Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 27, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-4317PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
In their first cause of action, the plaintiffs seek treble damages for the defendant’s alleged violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961, et seq. (“RICO”). The defendant has moved to dismiss this cause of action on the grounds that the plaintiffs do not have standing to bring a civil action under RICO and that their alleged injuries are not compensable under RICO. The motion will be granted in part and denied in part.
The allegations of the complaint, which will be accepted as true for the purposes of this motion,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Cenco Inc. v. Seidman & SeidmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Schaick v. Church of Scientology of California, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- Kimmel v. PetersonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- Landmark Savings & Loan v. RhoadesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1981
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Jeffrey Hecht v. Commerce Clearing House, Inc., William Miller, Louis Ceccoli, and Stanley StephensCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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- Keystone Insurance Company v. Houghton, Joseph, Houghton, Donna Livoy, Cassidy, John, Cassidy, Kathleen, Livoy, FrankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Robert H. Morast v. T. Bertram LanceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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