64 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 274,949 times   368 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
  2. Reves v. Ernst Young

    507 U.S. 170 (1993)   Cited 1,431 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the defendant "participates" if he "directs" the pattern of racketeering activity
  3. Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp.

    547 U.S. 451 (2006)   Cited 862 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a business could not recover against its competitor for a scheme to defraud the New York State tax authority that allowed the defendant to undercut the plaintiff's prices
  4. Beck v. Prupis

    529 U.S. 494 (2000)   Cited 549 times
    Holding that in order for a RICO plaintiff to have standing he must establish that his injuries were caused by a predicate act within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 1962
  5. Cleveland v. United States

    531 U.S. 12 (2000)   Cited 384 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Holding that § 1341 does not reach schemes to make false statements on a state license application, in part based on reluctance to "approve a sweeping expansion of federal criminal jurisdiction in the absence of a clear statement by Congress"
  6. Pasquantino v. U.S.

    544 U.S. 349 (2005)   Cited 281 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[v]aluable entitlement" to be paid taxes is property
  7. Vicom v. Harbridge Merchant Services, Inc.

    20 F.3d 771 (7th Cir. 1994)   Cited 1,219 times
    Holding that 199-page, 385-paragraph complaint "violated the letter and spirit of Rule 8"
  8. Williams v. WMX Technologies, Inc.

    112 F.3d 175 (5th Cir. 1997)   Cited 1,052 times
    Holding Rule 9(b) requires a plaintiff plead the "who, what, when, where, and how" of the alleged fraud
  9. Limestone v. Village

    520 F.3d 797 (7th Cir. 2008)   Cited 663 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the continuing violation doctrine simply “allow suit to be delayed until a series of wrongful acts blossoms into an injury on which suit can be brought”
  10. Borsellino v. Go. Sachs Gr., Inc.

    477 F.3d 502 (7th Cir. 2007)   Cited 636 times
    Holding that claims that sound in fraud—meaning premised upon a course of fraudulent conduct—can implicate Rule 9(b)'s heightened pleading requirements
  11. Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 9   Cited 39,699 times   329 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity
  12. Section 2 - Principals

    18 U.S.C. § 2   Cited 24,189 times   58 Legal Analyses
    Holding aiders and abettors punishable as principals under federal criminal law
  13. Section 1962 - Prohibited activities

    18 U.S.C. § 1962   Cited 16,127 times   60 Legal Analyses
    Specifying prohibited activities
  14. Section 1961 - Definitions

    18 U.S.C. § 1961   Cited 15,120 times   72 Legal Analyses
    Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include
  15. Section 1114 - Remedies; infringement; innocent infringement by printers and publishers

    15 U.S.C. § 1114   Cited 8,091 times   90 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "Any person who shall, without the consent of the registrant — use in commerce any reproduction . . . of a registered mark . . . in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion."
  16. Section 1964 - Civil remedies

    18 U.S.C. § 1964   Cited 6,175 times   42 Legal Analyses
    Granting civil remedies for RICO violation
  17. Section 1957 - Engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity

    18 U.S.C. § 1957   Cited 3,394 times   41 Legal Analyses
    Finding an error in the trial court's jury instructions harmless "[b]ecause overwhelming evidence support[ed] the jury's finding" of guilt
  18. Section 1952 - Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises

    18 U.S.C. § 1952   Cited 3,309 times   42 Legal Analyses
    Making it illegal to travel in interstate commerce to further a gambling business that is illegal under applicable state law
  19. Section 2320 - Trafficking in counterfeit goods or services

    18 U.S.C. § 2320   Cited 433 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Referencing counterfeiting