Federal Deception Law: 8.6.2.3 Injury Under Section 1962(c)
Under section 1962(c), a consumer who is injured by the predicate offenses themselves can seek treble damages because the consumer was injured by reason of the violation, in contrast to sections 1962(a) and (b), which require an injury from the specific, prohibited relationship between the defendant and the enterprise.354 Section 1962(c) prohibits a person employed or associated with an enterprise to conduct or participate in the conduct of that enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity or collection of an unlawful debt