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New Wave or Flash Flood: 11th Circuit Allows RICO/Immigration Lawsuit to Proceed ( August 2005 )
New test cases claim that it is not just coincidence when a large pool of illegal immigrants migrate to an area while an employer, without fear of liability, blithely accepts a series of bogus identification documents from workers. By using the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) statute, plaintiffs are trying to prove that an illegal criminal enterprise composed of employers, recruiters, and staffing companies are together benefiting from the increased illegal population brought to the area through the criminal acts of some members of the enterprise. -
Private Litigation Addressing Corporate Campaign Activity ( August 1997 )
This paper summarizes cases in which labor unions or management have brought legal challenges to the other's position in a campaign other than based on the National Labor Relations Act. Particular emphasis is given in Part III to antitrust and RICO claims, which have been used with some recurrence in such disputes.
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