Defense Bar Floods the US Supreme Court With Amicus Briefs in RICO Case

In a RICO case which will have profound impact on the national workers' compensation system, the defense bar has inundated the US Supreme Court with applications to submit amicus briefs. Pending before the US Supreme Court is a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a decision where: the employer, insurance company and their experts were found to have conducted themselves in violation of the RICO Act.

Motions for leave to file Amicus briefs in support of the defense position have been filed by: MI Self-Insurers Association; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar;  American Trucking Associations, Inc.;  Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; and  National Council of Self-Insurers. 

The  US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied rehearing on January 5, 2009 and a Petition for a writ of certiorari was filed on May 6, 2009.  On May 26, 2009 US SUpreme entered an Order extending time to file a response to petition to and including June 29, 2009.

Cassens Transport Co., et al., Petitioners v,  Paul Brown, et al.,  No. 08-1375.