October Term 2024 · Docket 23-365

Can RICO plaintiffs recover for personal injuries?

The dispute centers on whether the RICO statute allows recovery for personal injury damages.

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  1. — An official oral-argument transcript was verified.
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  3. — An official Court opinion was verified.

The arguments, in order

This case may have been argued more than once. Each entry below uses that session's official transcript. Later arguments do not erase earlier ones.

  1. Argument 1 ·

    What happened at the argument

    Ms. Blatt argued the statute excludes personal injuries.

    Ms. Anand argued damages mean compensatory economic losses.

    Justice Kagan questioned the definition of business injury.

    Justice Sotomayor focused on proximate cause requirements.

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What this case is about

The case tests the scope of the RICO statute. It asks if the law covers personal injury claims.

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How the case got here

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on October 15, 2024.

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What each side wants

the sides that brought the case want to limit RICO recovery to business or property losses.

the opposing sides want to include personal injury damages in RICO claims.

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What each side says

the sides that brought the case argue the statute excludes personal injury damages.

the opposing sides argue the statute covers all injury types.

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What the justices asked

Justice Kagan asked about the definition of business injury.

Justice Sotomayor questioned the role of proximate cause.

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Why it matters

The outcome defines the scope of federal racketeering lawsuits. It determines which damages plaintiffs can recover. It shapes the reach of the RICO statute.

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What happens next

This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity.

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Revision history

  1. Revision 1 · Post Opinion ·

    Correction: Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.

  2. Revision 2 · Post Opinion ·

    Correction: Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.

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