Just following the lead of Chevron, someone sues you over massive environmental damage, use RICO to discredit them and destroy their life. See Chevron v. Donzinger
Full disclosure, I worked on the case on the side of Donzinger, but the point remains, civil RICO is a powerful weapon for the rich to use against those who they don't like.
Just following the lead of Chevron, someone sues you over massive environmental damage, use RICO to discredit them and destroy their life. See Chevron v. Donzinger
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-04/ecuador-judgment-against-chevron-ruled-a-fraud-by-u-s-.html
Full disclosure, I worked on the case on the side of Donzinger, but the point remains, civil RICO is a powerful weapon for the rich to use against those who they don't like.