Legal Opinion
Williams v. Hall
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided April 5, 1988No. Civ A. 84-149PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERTELSMAN, District Judge.
The summary judgment motion by defendants in this action requires the court to construe the causation requirements of the RICO conspiracy statute. 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d).
Although the record is voluminous and complex, a succinct summary of the facts will suffice for purposes of this motion.
These consolidated actions sound in wrongful discharge. Plaintiffs McKay and Williams are former officers of defendant Ashland Oil. They allege that for several years Ashland conducted the procurement phase of its operations in part by illegally bribing officials of Middle…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Haroco, Inc. v. American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Walter E. Heller International Corporation, & Ronald J. GrayheckCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Hooks v. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Halberstam v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Grantham and Mann, Inc., D/B/A Grantham Safety Industries, Inc. v. American Safety Products, Inc., Sam Evans, Richard J. Althoff and James HunnekeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Jeffrey Hecht v. Commerce Clearing House, Inc., William Miller, Louis Ceccoli, and Stanley StephensCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Reddy v. Litton Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Rajiv Khurana v. Innovative Health Care Systems, Inc. Karry Teel Carl Holden William Malone I.H.S. River Region Hospital of Vacherie, La., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Kramer v. Bachan Aerospace Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Flinders v. Datasec Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
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