Unlike State law actions designed to combat organized crime and racketeering, the private civil RICO action allows plaintiffs to recover triple damages and attorney's fees. However, Federal courts have generally held that RICO's language and policy considerations prohibit courts from holding a business enterprise liable as a person under section 1962(c). Although Federal courts have disagreed on whether recovery from an enterprise is possible under sections 1962(a) and 1962(b), the statutory language does not prohibit an enterprise from being a person liable to a private civil plaintiff. The courts should recognize this language and allow recovery from enterprises in civil suits. 215 footnotes