Legal Opinion
Smith v. MCI Telecommunications Corp.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided December 17, 1987No. Civ. A. 87-2110PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
EARL E. O’CONNOR, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the court on the motion of defendant MCI Telecommunications Corporation (hereinafter “MCI”) to dismiss the first amended complaint of plaintiff Catherine M. Smith (hereinafter “Smith”).
The gravamen of Smith’s class action against MCI is that MCI systematically cheated its salespersons by failing to pay them proper commissions. The amended complaint includes the following counts: (1) a claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (hereinafter “RICO”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968, (2) a common law fraud…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- 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
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3Cited by31 opinions
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