United States Sixth Circuit

Dismissal of suit alleging racketeering and tort damages surrounding the alleged collusion to deny plaintiff workers' compensation benefits is affirmed where plaintiff failed sufficiently to allege a pattern of racketeering activity for purposes of RICO, but reversed where the district court should not have exercised pendent jurisdiction over plaintiff's state law claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/28/2006
• Published 09/28/2006

Judges

• Before: MOORE, COLE, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Marshall D. Lasser, Law Office of Marshall Lasser, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellant.  Thomas J. Laginess, Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, Hal O. Carroll, Vandeveer Garzia, P.C., Troy, Michigan, Dale A. Robinson, Rutledge Manion Rabaut Terry & Thomas P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Marshall D. Lasser, Law Office of Marshall Lasser, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellant.  Thomas J. Laginess, Ronald Acho, Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, Hal O. Carroll, Vandeveer Garzia, P.C., Troy, Michigan, Dale A. Robinson, Rutledge Manion Rabaut Terry & Thomas P.C., Detroit, Michigan, C.F. Boyle, Jr., Law Office of C.F. Boyle, Jr., Chicago, Illinois, for Appellees.