Reves v. Ernst & Young

Citation

507 U.S. 170 (1993)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

Stub — to be completed.

Holding

Stub — to be completed.

Rule

(1) Notes are presumptively securities; the presumption can be rebutted by the “family resemblance” test comparing the note to judicially recognized non-securities. (2) RICO § 1962(c) liability requires that a defendant participate in the operation or management of the RICO enterprise.

Significance

Dual significance: established the family resemblance test for notes as securities; and the “operations or management” test limits RICO enterprise liability for outside advisers.

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