{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Frico-report.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fricos-person-enterprise-distinction-97XapL_8","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"RICO's Person/Enterprise Distinction","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/a09d927c-18c2-41a0-a6ac-68c14f270a18/eeb0b3c7-ea19-45a9-9545-82ffccd5e449/tpl-podcasts-ricoreport-cover.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/44fec893-b36d-467e-a99d-59504e857f07\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"RICO&apos;s Person/Enterprise Distinction\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Join Troutman Pepper Locke White Collar and Litigation Partner Cal Stein for a special podcast series, discussing the legal landscape surrounding the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).\n\nIn this installment, Cal discusses the critical issue of the person/enterprise distinction that frequently arises in RICO litigation. RICO requires every plaintiff bringing a claim under Section 1962(c) to identify both a RICO person and RICO enterprise that are distinct from each other. Cal explores the specific contours of this distinction, how it has been shaped by opinions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple circuit courts, and how it is frequently litigated, including at the motion to dismiss stage.\n\nSpecific topics include:\n\nWhat is the RICO person/enterprise distinction? (1:47);\n\nThe Cedric Kushner case: when a RICO person and a RICO enterprise are distinct (8:18);\n\nRejected RICO enterprises: corporations plus owners/employees/subsidiaries (16:02);\n\nLitigating the person/enterprise distinction at the motion to dismiss stage (23:18)."}