Yegiazaryan v. Smagin
2023 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, 599 U.S. 533 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case. The Court decided how the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act applied to extraterritorial claims of damage to intangible property.
Quick Facts Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, Argued April 25, 2023 Decided June 22, 2023 ...
Yegiazaryan v. Smagin | |
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Argued April 25, 2023 Decided June 22, 2023 | |
Full case name | Ashot Yegiazaryan, aka Ashot Egiazaryan v. Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, et al. CMB Monaco, fka Compagnie Monegasque de Banque v. Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, et al. |
Docket nos. | 22-381 22-383 |
Citations | 599 U.S. 533 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Questions presented | |
1. Does a foreign plaintiff state a cognizable civil RICO claim when it suffers an injury to intangible property, and if so, under what circumstances. 2. Whether a foreign plaintiff with no alleged connection to the United States may nevertheless allege a "domestic" injury under RJR Nabisco sufficient to maintain a RICO action based only on injury to intangible property. | |
Holding | |
A plaintiff alleges a domestic injury for purposes of §1964(c) when the circumstances surrounding the injury indicate it arose in the United States. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by Roberts, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Jackson |
Dissent | Alito, joined by Thomas; Gorsuch (Part I) |
Laws applied | |
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act |
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