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· 10/24/2023

Thomas, R., Pets. v. Co. of Bucks TCB

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  • concluding that proximate causation under RICO was absent where the alleged harm was “entirely distinct” from the alleged RICO violation
  • holding that a plaintiff does not have standing to sue for a civil RICO violation unless its injury was proximately caused by the alleged violation
  • holding that plaintiffs asserting a civil RICO claim must show that the predicate acts were both the “but for” and proximate cause of their injuries
  • holding that “a plaintiff may sue under § 1964(c) only if the alleged RICO violation was the proximate cause of the plaintiffs injury.”
  • holding that plaintiff’s claim failed to “satisfy the requirement of proximate causation” “[n]otwithstanding the lack of any appreciable risk of duplicative recoveries”
  • holding that plaintiffs claim failed to “satisfy the requirement of proximate causation” “[njotwithstanding the lack of any appreciable risk of duplica-tive recoveries”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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