Legal Opinion
Williams General Corp. v. Stone
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 16, 2005No. S04G1343PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
Williams General Corporation sued appellees Thomas Stone, Scott Zortman and Stone Cold Concerts, Inc. alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, violation of the Georgia civil RICO Act, OCGA § 16-14-1 et seq., and conspiracy to commit RICO violations. The trial court instructed the jury that it must find that appellees committed the necessary predicate acts to support a civil RICO claim or engaged in a conspiracy to commit RICO violations by a preponderance of the evidence. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the trial court erred in instructing the jury to apply…
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