1.   She said it would be premature to dismiss the racketeering claim or rule out damages.

2.   A Florida judge allowed the state to add a racketeering claim in its lawsuit against the tobacco industry, raising the potential for higher damages.

3.   In an earlier ruling, Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Harold Cohen said the state could add a racketeering claim in its case.

4.   The bank already beat one racketeering claim by a client that lost money on derivatives.

5.   The high court rejected arguments that racketeering claims should be barred by a federal law that gives state governments almost exclusive jurisdiction over insurance regulation.

6.   But the judge said the claims were insufficient to satisfy the legal requirements for pursuing a racketeering claim.