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RICO's Person/Enterprise Distinction - RICO Report Podcast
Extraterritoriality — RICO Report Podcast
Navigating Civil Standing Requirements for Defense Success — RICO Report Podcast
Supreme Court to Settle Circuit Split Regarding RICO Damages Arising From Personal Injuries — RICO Report Podcast
RICO Vicarious Liability — RICO Report Podcast
RICO Damages — RICO Report Podcast
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RICO and Foreign Arbitration Enforcement - RICO Report Podcast
State RICO Statutes - RICO Report Podcast
Unlawful Debt Collection Claims - RICO Report Podcast
Mail and Wire Fraud Claims - RICO Report Podcast
Defining the RICO Racketeering Element - RICO Report Podcast
The “Pattern” of Racketeering Activity - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The "Pattern" of Racketeering Activity - RICO Report Podcast
Understanding the RICO Enterprise Requirement - RICO Report Podcast
The Intersection of RICO, Trade Secrets, and the Defend Trade Secrets Act - RICO Report Podcast
RICO Conduct (18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(a-d)) - RICO Report Podcast
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Recently, a divided United States Supreme Court held that a cannabis product manufacturer could face civil liability under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) if a consumer suffered a personal injury...more
In a 5-4 ruling this month, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn significantly expanded a plaintiff’s ability to sue under the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for...more
In Medical Marijuana, Inc. et al v. Horn, 604 U.S. ___ (2025), the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) engaged in a lively statutory interpretation debate over the reach of the civil provisions of the Racketeer...more
The Supreme Court’s decision clarifies the civil damages provision of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn,...more
On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the type of civil actions that can be brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to include personal injury claims that caused economic harm...more
On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court significantly expanded the scope of injuries entitled to treble damages under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). The Supreme Court held in Medical Marijuana,...more
In this installment, Cal discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court case Medical Marijuana Inc. v. Horn that settled the longstanding Circuit Court split over whether personal injuries are ever compensable under the RICO...more
On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365, holding that the RICO civil cause of action for “[a]ny person injured in his business or property,” 18...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today: FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, L.L.C., No. 23-1038: This case concerns the validity of the FDA’s denial of electronic cigarette manufacturers’...more
On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a truck driver who lost his job after testing positive for marijuana may pursue claims for lost wages under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...more
In October 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, a case poised to resolve a circuit split over whether economic harms resulting from personal injuries (such as lost wages) are...more
A commercial truck driver who lost his job after failing a drug test wants to hold cannabis product makers liable under a federal racketeering law – and the case has worked itself all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. The...more
Join Troutman Pepper White Collar and Litigation Partner Cal Stein for a special podcast series, discussing the legal landscape surrounding the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). In this installment,...more
On February 1, 2024, Senior United States District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado denied Mackie A. Barch (Mackie) and Trellis Holdings Maryland, Inc. (Trellis and...more
In April, we discussed oral arguments at the Supreme Court for Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic International, Inc., a case in which the Supreme Court considered the extraterritorial reach of the Lanham Act (“Act”) for...more
When hiring new employees – especially those who are currently employed or who recently have been employed by a competing company or organization – it’s always a best practice to ask them if they are subject to an employment...more
Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2019. The Product Liability practice group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are some of the key...more
On May 11, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA), which provides a federal civil cause of action to manufacturers for the misappropriation and theft of trade secrets under the...more