U.S. Supreme Court
Feb. 28, 2012
High court to consider corporate liability under alien tort statute
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case next week that could stop foreign victims of human rights abuses from sue corporations in federal courts, which may leave those businesses impervious to such lawsuits.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case next week that could upend precedent allowing foreign victims of human rights abuses to sue corporations in federal courts, potentially leaving those businesses impervious to any liability for heinous acts abroad.
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