Ruling in a case of a fired president of a company partly controlled by a New Jersey law firm, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded Wednesday that whistle-blowers cannot use RICO’s conspiracy clause to sue for treble damages.
The Court found that Congress never intended to allow a plaintiff to convert traditional state breach of contract and wrongful termination claims into civil conspiracy claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
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