Legal Opinion
Empire Merchants, LLC v. Reliable Churchill LLLP
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 28, 2018No. 17-0887-cv; August Term 2017PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Debra Ann Livingston, Circuit Judge:
This is a case about proximate cause under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq . Plaintiff-Appellant Empire Merchants, LLC ("Empire"), a distributor of alcoholic beverages, is New York State's exclusive distributor for popular brands like Johnnie Walker, Grey Goose, and Seagram's Gin. Empire alleges that from at least 2008 to 2014, Defendant-Appellee Reliable Churchill LLLP ("Reliable") and (non-party) Republic National Distributing Company ("RNDC"), two of Maryland's largest liquor distributors,…
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