U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Oct. 28, 2010
Human Rights Case Goes to Mediation
An en banc panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to make a final decision in a marathon legal battle over alleged human rights abuses by a mining company in Papua New Guinea Tuesday and referred the case to mediation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An en banc panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to make a final decision in a marathon legal battle over alleged human rights abuses by a mining company in Papua New Guinea Tuesday and referred the case to mediation.
Residents from the community of Bougainville filed suit against mining giant Rio Tinto in 2000 under the Alien Tort Claims Statute, which allows foreign nat...
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