Rudolf A. Norman and Thomas G. Bassett v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

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• holding that prior dismissal of civil rights claims precluded subsequent action despite allegations of new acts of harassment
• holding prior dismissal of civil rights claims precluded whistle blower's subsequent RICO action despite allegations of new acts of harassment
• rejecting plaintiffs' attempt to circumvent administrative remedies in the Energy Reorganization Act by pleading their claim in RICO terms
• “[B]ecause ... the general goals of RICO and the FLSA vary, [the court does] not find that the FLSA can preempt the RICO claim in this case.”
• RICO claim for retaliatory harassment barred by previous dismissal of Energy Reorganization Act and civil rights claims based on same core of operative facts
• plaintiffs claimed that they were “subjected to harassment and intimidation tactics” including false performance evaluations and demotions because they “threatened [defendant’s] ability to hide the true state of affairs”

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