Legal Opinion
Cardwell v. Sears Roebuck and Co.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided May 19, 1993No. Civ. A. 7:92-2916-20PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HERLONG, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Bobby Cardwell (“Card-well”), brought suit against the defendant, Sears Roebuck and Company (“Seal's”), asserting four causes of action: (1) Wrongful termination; (2) defamation; (3) violation of The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq.; 1 and (4) conspiracy to violate RICO. 2
The action is currently before the court on Sears’ motion to dismiss Cardwell’s RICO causes of action. Sears makes the motion pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Cardwell argues that Sears violated…
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