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This reference provides a thorough examination of civil RICO litigation issues. It covers all areas of concern that arise when defending an action, including: * Predicate acts under securities fraud, mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, and extortion * Patterns of racketeering activities * The enterprise requirement * The nexus between the "person" and the enterprise * The nexus between the pattern of racketeering activity and the enterprise * Injury causation and standing * Pleading requirements * And derivative liability for conspiracy, aiding and abetting, respondeat superior, and agency apparent authority. Plus, the appendixes contain the federal RICO statute, state little RICO