RICO.RICO RICO n. . State by State: A Guide to Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. under the State Racketeering Statutes, published by the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law (Chicago, IL), is a paperbound pa·per·bound adj. Bound in paper; paperback. volume that includes analysis of all state RICO statutes, including 30 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Editorial includes an overview of the federal RICO statute, upon which most of the state laws are based, with an emphasis on issues relating to litigation under the state statutes. After that, each chapter analyzes the law in one state with text of that state's statute. Chapters are organized to clarify both the similarities and differences among the statutes and case law. It costs $89. |
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