JURIST
JUNE 20, 2021
The US Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a ruling that allowed several individuals to sue food corporations Nestlé USA and Cargill over child slavery claims, limiting corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute. The unnamed plaintiffs brought their cases forward under the Alien Tort Statute. In Jesner v.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 11, 2022
The statute takes a different approach, though, when a third party caused the injury and so is legally responsible to pay the beneficiary’s expenses. In that case, the state is supposed to “seek reimbursement” from the third party; the statute (in 42 U.S.C.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
As there are no laws in Mali to aid the plaintiffs in seeking damages or civil remedies against foreign exporters, they brought their claims under US law, specifically the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act and the Alien Torts Statute. The defendant companies are Barry Callebaut, Cargill, Hershey, Mars, Mondel?z,
JURIST
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The challenged statute, N.C. The text of the statute covered actions such as unauthorized removal of data or documents, capturing of images, “intentionally” placing unattended recording devices on employer premises or substantially interfering with the employer’s ownership of the property.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 6, 2022
Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion for a 7-2 majority treats the case as calling for a straightforward application of the plain language of the statute. Florida’s statute includes a formula that allocates $300,000 to past and future medical expenses. The case, Gallardo v.
Constitutional Law Reporter
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that to plead facts sufficient to support a domestic application of the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. Where the statute does not apply extraterritorially, plaintiffs must establish that “the conduct relevant to the statute’s focus occurred in the United States. Facts of the Case.
Law 360
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Cisco rehearing denial allows a new invocation of the Alien Tort Statute to proceed, which could capture the U.S. The Ninth Circuit's Doe v. Supreme Court's attention, and has potentially dramatic consequences for U.S. companies doing business with foreign governments, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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