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· 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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