Mealey's (August 28, 2020, 9:35 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — Although "sympathetic" to a Georgia woman's loss of her puppy, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 25 affirmed the dismissal of her Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act claims against Petland Inc. and its franchisees for failure to establish that the puppy's death "was the result of a nationwide racketeering conspiracy" (Rosalba Cisneros v. Petland, Inc., et al., No. 18-12064, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 26983)....