Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Edc, Incorporated, Debtors-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 1, 1991No. 89-2431PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Debtors in possession, representing the unsecured creditors of a group of bankrupt affiliated corporations (collectively, EDC), charge the International Harvester Company (now called Navistar) with mail and wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1343, as predicate offenses under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962, 1964. Damages in excess of $100 million before trebling are sought. The plaintiffs also seek to subordinate or extinguish tens of millions of dollars’ worth of Harvester’s claims against the bankrupt estate. After a…
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