· 7/28/1989
Peterson v. Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Citations
- 717 F. Supp. 332
- 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8822
- 1989 WL 89819
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding no legislative intent from the statute or its legislative history to imply a private cause of action under 18 U.S.C. § 1951
- \The ordinary resort to legal process does not rise to the level of a 'wrongful use' of force or fear\ under Hobbs Act
- “The ordinary resort to legal process does not rise to the level of a ‘wrongful use’ of force or fear” under Hobbs Act
- no private action under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951
- “Since a plaintiff must confer a benefit on the defendant to support an unjust enrichment claim, this element has been interpreted by New Jersey courts as a requirement that ‘the plaintiff allege a sufficiently direct relationship with the defendant to support the claim.’”
- no private action under the Hobbs Act
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Judges: Clifford Scott Green
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