| Yegiazaryan v. Smagin | |
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| Argued April 25, 2023 Decided June 22, 2023 | |
| Full case name | Ashot Yegiazaryan, aka Ashot Egiazaryan v. Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, et al. CMB Monaco, fka Compagnie Monegasque de Banque v. Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, et al. |
| Docket nos. | 22-381 22-383 |
| Citations | 599 U.S. 533 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Questions presented | |
| 1. Does a foreign plaintiff state a cognizable civil RICO claim when it suffers an injury to intangible property, and if so, under what circumstances. 2. Whether a foreign plaintiff with no alleged connection to the United States may nevertheless allege a "domestic" injury under RJR Nabisco sufficient to maintain a RICO action based only on injury to intangible property. | |
| Holding | |
| A plaintiff alleges a domestic injury for purposes of §1964(c) when the circumstances surrounding the injury indicate it arose in the United States. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Sotomayor, joined by Roberts, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Jackson |
| Dissent | Alito, joined by Thomas; Gorsuch (Part I) |
| Laws applied | |
| Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act | |
Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, 599 U.S. 533 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case. The Court decided how the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act applied to extraterritorial claims of damage to intangible property.