Legal Opinion
County of Suffolk v. Long Island Lighting Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 14, 1989No. 1:87-mj-00646PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMOKANDUM AND ORDER
APPLICATION OF RICO
WEINSTEIN, District Judge:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
II. EQUITABLE DEFENSE AND FIRST AMENDMENT
III. SUFFOLK COUNTY’S CLAIMS
A. Motions for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict and a New Trial
1. Sufficiency of the Evidence
2. Res Judicata
3. Primary Jurisdiction
B. Application of RICO
1. Primary Jurisdiction
2. Abstention
3. “Our Federalism”
4. Doctrine of Clear Statement
IV. CONCLUSION
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Suffolk County alleges that the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) and its former managers have repeatedly lied to the New York Public…
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3Cited by33 opinions
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