ABELL v. POTOMAC INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS

No. 90-4737.

946 F.2d 1160 (1991)

Edward C. ABELL, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. POTOMAC INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants, Joe E. Fryar, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Minos Simon, Law Offices of J. Minos Simon, Lafayette, La., Guy E. Humphries, Jr., Humphries & Humphries, Alexandria, La., for Joe E. Fryar.

Judy Y. Barrasso, Kyle Schonekas, Phillip A. Wittmann, C. Lawrence Orlansky, Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann & Hutchinson, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before KING, JOHNSON, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Joe Fryar appeals the district court's judgment, which rejected his argument that the RICO statute is unconstitutionally vague and readjusted the amount of attorneys fees awarded to plaintiffs by $83,258.35. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

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