News & Analysis as of

Multinationals › Alien Tort Statute › Supreme Court of the United States

King & Spalding

Second Circuit Panel Declines to Abandon Rule on Corporate Liability Under Alien Tort Statute

King & Spalding on

On December 8, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Second Circuit”) issued its decision in In re Arab Bank, PLC Alien Tort Statute Litigation, which involved claims brought against Arab Bank, PLC (“Arab...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"US Supreme Court Further Limits Jurisdictional Reach of the US Courts Over Foreign Torts"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on

The U.S. Supreme Court began 2014 by issuing a decision limiting the ability of plaintiffs to assert tort claims against foreign corporations in the U.S. courts based on events occurring outside the United States. In Daimler...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

“Supreme Court Limits ATS Litigation—But Door Remains Slightly Ajar”

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on

In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 133 S.Ct. 1659 (2013), the United States Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”) to alleged violations of international law committed by...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on

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

Bilzin Sumberg

Supreme Court Ruling Limits Extraterritorial Application Of Alien Tort Statute

Bilzin Sumberg on

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

Littler

The Final Breaths of the Alien Tort Statute

Littler on

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

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide