907 F. Supp. 2d 392 - Picard v. Kohn’s Empirical Analysis
2012
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1 district ·
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 1964 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Sedima Sprl v. Imrex Company Inc · Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation · Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.
Most-quoted passages
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“kept Madoff Securities' Ponzi scheme alive, but also that they did so by 'conspir[ing] to conceal' the fact that their funds' only fed into Madoff Securities, engaging in 'deception' in order to attract investors - who could have invested with Madoff Securities directly - to ... feeder funds,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“no person may rely upon any conduct that would have been actionable as fraud in the purchase or sale of securities to establish a violation of section 1962.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“conduct undertaken to keep a securities fraud Ponzi scheme alive is conduct undertaken in connection with the purchase and sale of securities,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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