JOSEPH ANZA, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. IDEAL STEEL SUPPLY CORP.: ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT.

ANZA v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. (Supreme Court case); ACTIONS & defenses (Law); UNITED States. Supreme Court; THOMAS, Clarence, 1948-; UNITED States. Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act

The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court case, Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp., case number 04-433, which was decided on June 5, 2006. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas concurred in part and dissented in part with the opinion of the court. Referring to proximate-causation requirement of the court, which is not supported by the Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the justice stated that the allegations in the case were not equivalent to organized crimes.