18 U.S.C. § 1962 – RIVERO MESTRE LLP | Miami + New York Attorneys | International Law | Commercial Litigation https://www.riveromestre.com Tue, 20 May 2025 15:56:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Rivero Mestre wins dismissal in RICO action https://www.riveromestre.com/2012/05/04/rivero-mestre-wins-dismissal-rico-action/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Fri, 04 May 2012 18:16:00 +0000 http://www.riveromestre.com/?p=1708 MIAMI – Rivero Mestre successfully defended Green Pampas, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Pablo Antoniazzi, Green Pampas’ corporate representative, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Various businesses and individuals, including Mr. Antoniazzi and Green Pampas, were alleged to have violated both the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act […]

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]]> MIAMI – Rivero Mestre successfully defended Green Pampas, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Pablo Antoniazzi, Green Pampas’ corporate representative, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Various businesses and individuals, including Mr. Antoniazzi and Green Pampas, were alleged to have violated both the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962 and New York law in connection with the sale of urea to Paraguayan and Peruvian corporations and related letters of credit.

U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Engelmayer dismissed all claims against Mr. Antoniazzi and Green Pampas, finding that the plaintiffs’ RICO claim failed as a matter of law and that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over Mr. Antoniazzi and Green Pampas. Further, the court noted that even if jurisdiction were proper as to Green Pampas, dismissal would be independently merited based on a binding arbitration provision in the parties’ purchase agreement.

Andrés Rivero, Jorge A. Mestre, and William Silcott of Rivero Mestre represented Green Pampas and Mr. Antoniazzi.

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