Tafflin v. Levitt | |
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Argued November 27, 1989 Decided January 22, 1990 | |
Full case name | Tafflin, et al. v. Levitt, et al. |
Citations | 493 U.S. 455 (more) 110 S. Ct. 792; 107 L. Ed. 2d 887 |
Case history | |
Prior | 865 F.2d 595 (4th Cir. 1989) (affirming federal district court); cert. granted, 490 U.S. 1089 (1989). |
Holding | |
State courts have concurrent jurisdiction to decide civil claims brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | O'Connor, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | White |
Concurrence | Scalia, joined by Kennedy |
Laws applied | |
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968 |
Tafflin v. Levitt, 493 U.S. 455 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case[1] in which the Court held that state courts have concurrent jurisdiction to decide civil claims brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).[2]
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