Alien Tort Statute

International Litigation Update: Developments Concerning the Alien Tort Statute and Personal Jurisdiction

by King & Spalding on 5/17/2013

In the span of less than a week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., a decision concerning the reach of the Alien Tort Statute, and granted certiorari in Bauman v....more

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

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

The ATS’s Second Act: The Supreme Court Looks to Address the Unanswered Questions of Kiobel

by Alexandra Meise Bay | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 4/23/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court granted cert on April 22 in two important cases for the future application of the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”) following its decision last week in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum. ...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

Supreme Court Ruling Limits Extraterritorial Application Of Alien Tort Statute

by Joseph Mamounas, Rafael R. Ribeiro, Marty Steinberg | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/22/2013

U.S. companies with, or that were seeking to acquire, foreign operations often fretted over the possibility that plaintiffs in the foreign jurisdiction would seek to invoke the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS"), 28 U.S.C. § 1350,...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

The Alien Tort Statute: Kiobel Dials It Back

by Jeremy D. Frey, Frank Razzano, John Snodgrass | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 4/19/2013

In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., No. 10-1491 (U.S. Apr. 17, 2013), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the presumption against extraterritoriality applies to claims under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). Consequently, there...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

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Global Litigation

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2013

New legal ground is expected to be broken this year in areas of importance to companies and their directors, officers and executives. We see those developments coming from around the globe and defining the litigation...more

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