Legal Opinion
William R. Bachman v. Bear, Stearns & Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 26, 1999No. 98-2396PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, Bachman, brought this suit against the investment company Bear Stearns, charging violations of the RICO statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq. The district court dismissed the suit for failure to state a claim, and so we treat as true the facts alleged in the complaint, though of course without vouching for their truth. According to these allegations, Bachman was a vice president of Calumet Coach Corp. (Coach), a medical imaging company owned by Calumet Acquisitions Corp., and he was also, along with other managers, a shareholder of Calumet (the parent). The…
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