RICO competitor fraud ruling [US SC] News
RICO competitor fraud ruling [US SC]

Anza v. Ideal Steel Corp., June 5, 2006 [holding that a company cannot bring a claim under s.1962(c) of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) alleging that a competitor fraudulently failed to collect sales tax on its products]. Read the full text of the opinion by Justice Kennedy along with a concurrence [text] from Justice Scalia, a partial dissent [text] from Justice Thomas and a second partial dissent [text] from Justice Breyer.

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League of Nations dissolved

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