KOCH v. CHRISTIE'S INTERN. PLC

No. 11-1522-cv.

699 F.3d 141 (2012)

William I. KOCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHRISTIE'S INTERNATIONAL PLC, A U.K. Public Limited Company, Christie, Mason & Woods, Limited, A U.K. private limited company, Christie's Incorporated, a New York corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: October 4, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Spiro , Barbara L. Trencher , Adam L. Pollock , Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C., New York, NY, and Irell & Manella LLP, Newport Beach, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant William I. Koch.

Jonathan J. Lerner , Maura Barry Grinalds , Robert A. Fumerton , Patrick G. Rideout , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Christie's International PLC, Christie, Mason & Woods, Ltd., and Christie's Inc.

Before: SACK and RAGGI, Circuit Judges, and KOELTL, District Judge.


JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:

For wine, timing is critical. The same is true for causes of action.

This case requires us to clarify the operation of "inquiry notice" in the context of a civil action pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., and common law fraud claims under New York law. This analysis is necessary to determine whether the wine-related causes of action in this case were...

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