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This valuable book provides a concise, yet thorough analysis of the major legal issues arising in civil actions litigated under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Well organized and indexed, Civil RICO guides you through the complex statute and morass of related case law and helps you quickly locate the issues pertinent to your case. This new edition identifies all major emerging issues in civil RICO litigation and advises you on current developments.

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• Preface(p. xiii)
• Chapter 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• § 1 Four Causes of Action(p. 1)
• § 2 History and Purpose(p. 3)
• § 3 Liberal Construction(p. 3)
• Chapter 2 Jurisdiction and Venue(p. 7)
• § 4 Jurisdiction(p. 7)
• A Federal(p. 7)
• 1 Generally(p. 7)
• 2 Service of Process(p. 11)
• 3 Due Process(p. 11)
• 4 Extraterritorial Application(p. 12)
• 5 Fiduciary Shield Doctrine(p. 17)
• B State Court Jurisdiction(p. 18)
• C Removal and Remand(p. 18)
• D Deferral Doctrines(p. 19)
• 1 Abstention(p. 20)
• 2 Exhaustion and Other Doctrines(p. 23)
• E Arbitration(p. 24)
• § 5 Venue(p. 30)
• A Generally(p. 30)
• B Section 1404(a) and Forum Non Conveniens(p. 33)
• C Forum Selection Clauses(p. 35)
• D Forum Shopping(p. 36)
• Chapter 3 Standing(p. 37)
• § 6 Overview(p. 37)
• A Four-Factor Test(p. 37)
• 1 "Person" (Plaintiff)(p. 38)
• 2 "Injur[y]"(p. 40)
• 3 "Business or Property"(p. 42)
• 4 "By Reason Of"(p. 49)
• B Predicate Act Standing(p. 56)
• C Abatement and Survival(p. 59)
• D Assignability and Subrogation(p. 61)
• § 7 Section 1962(a) Standing(p. 62)
• § 8 Section 1962(b) Standing(p. 65)
• § 9 Section 1962(c) Standing(p. 67)
• A "Person" versus "Enterprise"(p. 68)
• B "Associated With"(p. 76)
• C "Conduct or Participate ... in the Conductö(p. 78)
• § 10 Section 1962(d) Standing(p. 85)
• Chapter 4 Elements of Cause of Action(p. 87)
• § 11 Common Components(p. 87)
• A "Person" (Defendant)(p. 87)
• B "Enterprise"(p. 91)
• 1 Structure Requirement(p. 92)
• 2 Economic Motivation(p. 94)
• 3 Multiple Corporations or Entities(p. 97)
• 4 Legal Entities Plus Their Agents or Constituents(p. 98)
• 5 Inanimate Objects(p. 103)
• 6 "Enterprise" versus "Person"(p. 104)
• 7 "Enterprise" versus "Pattern"(p. 104)
• 8 Rimless Hub-and-Spoke Configuration(p. 105)
• C "Racketeering Activity"(p. 107)
• 1 Generally(p. 107)
• 2 Selected Predicate Acts(p. 111)
• a Mail and Wire Fraud(p. 111)
• b Fraud in the Sale of Securities(p. 121)
• c Hobbs Act "(Extortion)(p. 129)
• 3 Preempted Predicate Acts(p. 136)
• 4 Conspiracy as a Predicate Act(p. 137)
• D "Pattern of Racketeering Activity"(p. 138)
• 1 Supreme Court Precedent(p. 139)
• 2 Lower Court Authority(p. 142)
• a Relatedness(p. 142)
• b Continuity(p. 145)
• c Patterns and Parties(p. 153)
• d Multifactor Test(p. 154)
• E "Collection of an Unlawful Debt"(p. 157)
• F "Affect[ing] Interstate or Foreign Commerce"(p. 160)
• G Mens Rea(p. 162)
• § 12 Section 1962(a): Elements of Claim(p. 164)
• § 13 Section 1962(b): Elements of Claim(p. 166)
• § 14 Section 1962(c): Elements of Claim(p. 166)
• § 15 Section 1962(d): Elements of Claim(p. 167)
• A Nature of Conspiratorial Agreement(p. 168)
• B Impact of Reves on Conspiracies to Violate 1962(c)(p. 169)
• C Intracorporate Conspiracy Doctrine(p. 170)
• Chapter 5 Imputed and Secondary Liability(p. 175)
• § 16 Vicarious Liability(p. 175)
• § 17 Aider and Abettor Liability(p. 184)
• Chapter 6 Relief(p. 189)
• § 18 Damages(p. 189)
• A Limitations on Damages(p. 190)
• 1 Ripeness; Concrete Financial Loss(p. 190)
• 2 Revenue Rule(p. 190)
• B Link to Predicate Damages(p. 191)
• C Benefit-of-Bargain versus Out-of-Pocket Loss(p. 192)
• 1 Lost Profits(p. 192)
• 2 Future Damages(p. 193)
• D Single-Satisfaction Rule(p. 193)
• § 19 Trebled and Punitive Damages(p. 194)
• A RICO Punitive Awards(p. 195)
• B Common Law Punitive Awards(p. 197)
• § 20 Equitable Relief(p. 197)
• A Private Injunctive Relief(p. 197)
• B Injunction to Protect Damages Recovery(p. 201)
• C Disgorgement, Unjust Enrichment and Noninjunctive Equitable Remedies(p. 201)
• § 21 Costs and Attorney's Fees(p. 202)
• A Costs(p. 202)
• B Attorney's Fees(p. 203)
• § 22 Contribution and Indemnification(p. 206)
• Chapter 7 Pleading and Practice Issues(p. 207)
• § 23 Pleading(p. 207)
• A Rule 9(b): Particularity Requirements(p. 216)
• B Rule 12(b)(6): Failure to State a Claim(p. 224)
• C RICO Case Statements(p. 226)
• D In Pari Delicto Defense(p. 230)
• § 24 Summary Judgment(p. 231)
• § 25 Burden of Proof(p. 233)
• § 26 Sanctions(p. 234)
• Chapter 8 Statutes of Limitation(p. 237)
• § 27 Duration(p. 237)
• § 28 Accrual & Equitable Tolling(p. 238)
• A Injury Discovery Rule(p. 238)
• B Injury/Pattern Discovery Rule(p. 239)
• C Last Predicate Act Rule(p. 240)
• D Analysis(p. 241)
• § 29 Expired Predicate Act Statutes(p. 243)
• Chapter 9 Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel(p. 245)
• § 30 Generally(p. 245)
• A Splitting(p. 245)
• B Concurrent Jurisdiction(p. 246)
• C Arbitration(p. 247)
• D Bankruptcy Court(p. 248)
• Chapter 10 Constitutionality(p. 249)
• § 31 Overview(p. 249)
• Appendix: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68(p. 253)
• § 1961 Definitions(p. 254)
• § 1962 Prohibited activities(p. 257)
• § 1963 Criminal penalties(p. 258)
• § 1964 Civil remedies(p. 266)
• § 1965 Venue and process(p. 266)
• § 1966 Expedition of action(p. 267)
• § 1967 Evidence(p. 267)
• § 1968 Civil investigative demand(p. 268)
• Table of Cases(p. 273)
• Index(p. 311)
• About the Author(p. 315)