Mid Atlantic Telecom, Incorporated v. Long Distance Services, Incorporated, A/K/A Long Distance Service of Washington, Incorporated Richard J. Rice

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• holding that the same fraudulent scheme could produce two classes of direct victims: customers and competitors
• holding plaintiff stated ADEA claim when complaint alleged he was fired, he was replaced by younger, less qualified employees, and his employer suspiciously told him he was not fired for performance- based reasons
• rejecting adoption of a rule that only injuries suffered by the immediate victim of a predicate act satisfy the “by reason of” requirement of § 1964(c)
• deferring resolution of the reliance issue until completion of discov ery
• plaintiff has standing if it can show that it was a “direct target” of defendant’s RICO violations
• plaintiff has standing if it can show that it was a “direct target” of defendant’s RICO violations

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