Legal Opinion

Brown v. Protective Life Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 30, 2003No. 03-30010PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Marylena Brown, on behalf of herself and proposed class members, sued Appellees, Protective Life, Banner, and Crescent Bank & Trust (collectively “Protective Life”), claiming a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) related to Protective Life’s sale of credit life insurance. Brown argues that the district court improperly dismissed her suit for lack of individual RICO standing under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). While Protective Life advances multiple grounds upon which we should affirm the district court’s dismissal, we…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Schaffer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Beck v. PrupisSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by13 opinions

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