Legal Opinion
William R. Nodine v. Textron, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 26, 1987No. 86-1461PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns a standing requirement of the civil damages provision of the RICO Act, namely that the plaintiff be harmed “by reason of” a criminal RICO violation. 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c). 1 We hold that, on the facts of this case, an employee discharged for reporting a criminal violation of his employer lacked standing to sue that employer under the RICO Act. The discharge was not “by reason of” the RICO violations alleged. Accordingly, we affirm the dismissal of the case.
Background
In reviewing the dismissal of this case we, of course, assume the facts to be as…
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