Laurel Gardens, LLC, et al. v. Timothy McKenna, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LAUREL GARDENS, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:17-cv-00570-JLS TIMOTHY MCKENNA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION SCHMEHL, J. /s/ JLS MARCH 30, 2026 When a defendant infiltrates an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity, acquires control of that enterprise, and then uses that control to injure the enterprise, that enterprise may have a colorable claim under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(b). But not every pattern of racketeering creates control, and not every exercise of control produces injury.…