The US Supreme Court has granted RJR Nabisco's request for clarification of the test for determining the extraterritorial reach of the US Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
This action follows a ruling last year by the federal court of appeals for the Second Circuit that allowed twenty-six European Union member states to proceed with civil racketeering claims against RJR Nabisco for its alleged involvement in a supposed racketeering scheme involving the use of laundered drug-cartel monies for the purchase and resale of cigarettes. In April, a majority of the circuit's active judges denied en banc review of the panel's decision, with four judges dissenting on the merits and one on the basis that full circuit review was appropriate.
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