What is a private cause of action for treble damages?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Cardroom Int'l, LLC v. Scheinberg, B251313 (Cal. App. 2017):
creates a private cause of action for treble damages by providing '[a]ny person injured in his business or property by reason of a violation of section 1962 of this chapter may sue therefor in any appropriate United States district court and shall recover threefold the damages he sustains and the cost of the suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee.' (18 U.S.C. 1964(c).)" (Gervase v. Superior Court (1995) 31 Cal.App.4th 1218, 1228.)5
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