Dreiske v. Thermasol, Ltd.

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• Travelling from Indiana to Illinois to set fire, setting fire and using mails to defraud insurer constitutes 3 separate acts of racketeering sufficient to establish a “pattern” of racketeering activity.
• arsonist hired by company official to \torch\ its headquarters \associates with\ and \participates\ in the company's affairs under Sec. 1962(c)
• arsonist hired by company official to \torch\ its headquarters \associates with\ and \participates\ in the company's affairs under Sec. 1962(c)
• arsonist hired by company official to “torch” its headquarters “associates with” and “participates” in the company’s affairs under § 1962(c)
• acts in violation of state arson statute and federal mail fraud statute supported federal RICO conviction, although there was no indication of conviction under either underlying statute
• arsonist hired by company official to “torch” its headquarters \associates with” and \participates” in the company’s affairs under § 1962(c)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

42 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• United States v. DeLuna
  Eighth Circuit· 1985-05-10· cited 251×
• San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District v. The United States
  Federal Circuit· 1989-08-24· cited 246×
• United States v. Charles T. Walsh and Bowe, Walsh & Associates
  Second Circuit· 1983-04-06· cited 133×
• United States v. Clarence Samuel Robinson (80-5479), James Harold Coldiron (80-5480), Charles T. Cornett (80-5481)
  Sixth Circuit· 1983-05-12· cited 123×
• United States v. Paulino
  Sixth Circuit· 1991-06-03· cited 115×
• United States v. John Horak, and United States of America v. John Horak
  Seventh Circuit· 1987-11-05· cited 100×
• UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald TILLE, Defendant-Appellant
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-03-29· cited 95×
• United States v. Allan Harvey Bibby (82-5705), Edgar Hardin Gillock (82-5717), A. Arthur Ayers (82-5723)
  Sixth Circuit· 1985-01-14· cited 88×
• United States v. Robert H. Gullett (81-1536), Marvin Fox (81-1537)
  Sixth Circuit· 1983-08-31· cited 76×
• United States v. Dickens
  Third Circuit· 1982-12-15· cited 72×
• United States v. Whitley
  Sixth Circuit· 1984-05-02· cited 59×
• Beverly Gravel, Incorporated and East Riverdale Gravel Company v. Louis J. Didomenico and Humbert Didomenico, Also Known as Bert Didomenico
  Seventh Circuit· 1990-07-27· cited 57×
• Professional Assets Management, Inc. v. Penn Square Bank, N.A.
  W.D. Oklahoma· 1985-08-30· cited 57×
• Smoky Greenhaw Cotton Co., Inc., and John C. Greenhaw, Cross-Appellees v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc., Cross-Appellants
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-05-13· cited 55×
• Yellow Bus Lines, Inc. v. Drivers, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union 639
  D.C. Circuit· 1989-08-22· cited 46×
• J.N.S., Inc. v. State of Indiana, Lindley Pearson, as Attorney General of the State of Indiana
  Seventh Circuit· 1983-07-15· cited 44×
• United States v. Robert J. Reiswitz, Sr. A/K/A Ronald Beauchamp, A/K/A Meatball
  Seventh Circuit· 1991-08-15· cited 44×
• United States v. Eddie Brown, United States of America v. Horace Lewis Brown, United States of America v. Patricia Knight
  Ninth Circuit· 1985-09-03· cited 31×
• Ghouth v. Conticommodity Services, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 1986-08-06· cited 30×
• United States v. Salvatore Finazzo and Dominic Licavoli
  Sixth Circuit· 1983-04-05· cited 25×