Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn

Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn
Argued October 15, 2024
Decided April 2, 2025
Full case nameMedical Marijuana, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Douglas J. Horn
Docket no.23-365
Citations604 U.S. ___ (more)
ArgumentOral argument
Case history
Prior
  • Partial judgment for defendants entered. Horn v. Medical Marijuana, Inc., No. 15-cv-701 (W.D.N.Y 2022).
  • Partial judgment reversed. 80 F.4th 130 (2d Cir. 2023).
  • Cert. granted sub nom Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, 601 U.S. ___ (2024).
Questions presented
Whether economic harms resulting from personal injuries are injuries to "business or property by reason of" the defendant's acts for purposes of civil RICO.
Holding
The RICO statute permits treble damages in lawsuits for business or property loss arising from a personal injury.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett · Ketanji Brown Jackson
Case opinions
MajorityBarrett, joined by Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Jackson
ConcurrenceJackson
DissentThomas
DissentKavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Alito
Laws applied
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (18 U.S.C. § 1964)

Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, 604 U. S. ____ (2025), was a United States Supreme Court case holding that a clause of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act creating a private cause of action for "any person injured in his business or property" did not exempt claims originating from a personal injury.