International Law & Trade, Civil Rights, Personal Injury

The U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Extraterritorial Lawsuit Against Shell Oil

by Tyler Weidlich | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/13/2013

The United States Supreme Court, in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, recently restricted the scope of the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (“ATS”), a 224-year-old law often used to invoke jurisdiction in suing...more

Kiobel: Major U.S. Jurisdictional Limitation For Overseas Actions

by Joseph Brand, Kristen Jarvis Johnson, Barry Reiferson | Patton Boggs LLP on 4/30/2013

Much of the public has never heard of the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS,” 28 U.S.C. § 1350), but this law, dating back to the founding of the country, recently has had enormous implications for multinational corporations and...more

Supreme Court Narrows Application Of Alien Tort Statute

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/29/2013

The Supreme Court recently sharply narrowed the potential application of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which allows foreign plaintiffs to bring civil actions in U.S. district courts for torts committed in violation of the law...more

United States Supreme Court Decides Question of Corporate Liability Under Alien Tort Statute On Broader Grounds

by Robin Achen, John Stigi | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/26/2013

In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., No. 10-1491, 2013 WL 1628935 (U.S. Apr. 17, 2013), the Supreme Court of the United States addressed the circuit split that arose following the 2010 decision of the United States Court...more

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: Beyond the Alien Tort Statute—Broadly Extending the Presumption Against the Extraterritorial...

by Lindsay Leonard, Owen Pell, Spencer Willig | White & Case LLP on 4/26/2013

Since the Second Circuit decided Filártiga v. Pena-Irala in 1980, plaintiffs have deployed the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”) to great effect against multinational corporations. The statute — which had lain dormant since 1789 —...more

U.S. Supreme Court Curbs Extraterritorial Reach of the Alien Tort Statute

by Gary J. Mennitt, Debra D. O'Gorman, Michael H. Park | Dechert LLP on 4/25/2013

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., No. 10-1491 pertaining to the reach of the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”). This decision states that the ATS does not apply to conduct...more

"US Supreme Court Greatly Restricts Scope of Alien Tort Claims; Holds Statute Does Not Apply Extraterritorially"

by Julie Bédard, Timothy Nelson, Susan Saltzstein, Jennifer Spaziano | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/23/2013

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, No. 10–1491 (U.S. Apr. 17, 2013), a significant decision holding that the so-called “Alien Tort Claims Act” or “Alien Tort...more

Recent Development on Corporate Liability in U.S. Courts for Conduct Outside the United States

by Bob Loeb, James Stengel, Laurie Strauch Weiss | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/22/2013

This week the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-awaited decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., which addressed the question of whether a federal court may recognize a cause of action under the Alien Tort Statute...more

The Final Breaths of the Alien Tort Statute

by Philip Berkowitz, Michael G. Congiu, John Kloosterman, Morgan Julia Matson, Eric A. Savage | Littler on 4/22/2013

On April 17, 2013, the Supreme Court decided Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum. For all intents and purposes, the decision eliminates use of the federal Alien Tort Statute ("ATS") as an employment law weapon to be used against...more

Supreme Court Holds that Plaintiffs Must Overcome Presumption Against Extraterritoriality in Alien Tort Statute Cases

by Alexandra Meise Bay | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 4/18/2013

Earlier today the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, the case that was to decide whether the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”) could be applied to corporations as legal persons and...more

Looking Ahead: Five Developments We’ll be Watching in 2013

by Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 1/22/2013

As memories of New Year’s Eve fade, and another Inauguration Day winds down in Washington, D.C., it’s time to look ahead and identify key events and emerging trends that we think will help shape the business and human rights...more

November 2012: Appellate Litigation Update

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 11/21/2012

Quinn Emanuel Opens Supreme Court’s October 2012 Term: On Monday, October 1, 2012, the Supreme Court reconvened for its first oral arguments after the summer recess. Quinn Emanuel’s Kathleen Sullivan argued in the very first...more

Would the End of the Alien Tort Statute Mean an End to Corporate Liability for Human Rights Abuses?

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 4/11/2012

If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down, or severely limits, the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”), what are the implications for plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving violations of international human rights law? The crystal...more

March 21, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 3/21/2012

The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more

Liability and Immunity for Human Rights Violations: The Impact of Current Legal Developments on Corporate Responsibility

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 2/22/2012

It is likely that the coming year will see a number of legal developments relating to the immunity and liability of corporations, states, and individuals as recognized by U.S. courts. With an increasing number of suits...more

California and International Celebrity Lawyer On Invasion of Privacy, Defamation, False Light and Misappropriation of Name,...

by Sebastian Gibson on 11/11/2009

Today, Celebrity and Workplace Invasions of Privacy are occurring on a daily basis. The right of publicity, the right to control the commercial use of their identity, is constantly infringed. Now individual citizens are also...more

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