Legal Opinion
Continental Data Systems, Inc. v. Exxon Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 10, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-2538PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
Continental Data Systems, Inc. (“Continental”) brought this action alleging theft of trade secrets by Exxon Corporation (“Exxon”) and the individual defendants. In addition to a variety of state law claims, Continental alleges that the defendants’ conduct violates the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (“RICO”). 1 I am now presented with a motion for summary judgment by Exxon. Exxon argues that plaintiff’s RICO claim lacks merit because Exxon was not part of an “association in fact” with the individual defendants.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Smith v. SperlingSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Brubaker v. City Of RichmondCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- ISC-Bunker Ramo Corp. v. Altech, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
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