Legal Opinion
La Porte Construction Company, Inc. And Floyd G. Dicus v. Bayshore National Bank of La Porte, Texas, and Arthur Andersen & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1986No. 86-2090PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
La Porte Construction Company, Inc., and its sole owner, Floyd G. Dicus, appellants, filed suit against Bayshore National Bank of La Porte, Texas (“Bayshore”) and Arthur Andersen & Co., alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (“RICO”), state law fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, negligence, and theft. The district court dismissed the federal and state claims as barred by the statute of limitations. It also found the RICO claim deficient because appellants failed to plead an “enterprise” that was…
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