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Corruption Racketeering RICO

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Navigating Civil Standing Requirements for Defense Success — RICO Report Podcast

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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

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California Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Distributor for Breach of Exclusivity Provision by Supplier

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A federal court in California recently granted partial summary judgment in favor of a distributor of wine corks for breach of an exclusivity provision following the supplier’s sale of certain corks in the United States. M.A....more

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RICO Vicarious Liability — RICO Report Podcast

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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

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RICO Damages — RICO Report Podcast

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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

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RICO and Foreign Arbitration Enforcement - RICO Report Podcast

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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

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State RICO Statutes - RICO Report Podcast

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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

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A RICO Claim in an Ordinary Business Dispute? Not So Fast, Says the Commercial Division

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Courts continue to refer to federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) claims as “potent weapons” that are equivalent to a “thermonuclear device” in cases involving criminal racketeering activity....more

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Anatomy of a Successful Motion to Dismiss in RICO Case

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Rarely do civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) claims get dismissed at the motion to dismiss stage, and seldom does it happen twice. Troutman Pepper recently represented a lobster business in Maine...more

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Ninth Circuit Finds Bonus Indexed Annuity Delivers Exactly What was Promised

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Observing that it "delivered precisely what it promised," the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment for an insurer in a case alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...more

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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of RICO Claims

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Is there a statute with a better acronym than RICO? The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, apart from its great acronym, has been both a great success and a tool for misuse. We don’t often see RICO...more

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What Happens In Ecuador Does Not Stay In Ecuador

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In last week’s decision in Chevron v. Donziger, the court enjoined the enforcement of a $9.5 billion Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron Corp. for environmental pollution, alleged to have been caused by its predecessor,...more

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