U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 20, 2012
Corporations can't be sued under torture act, high court rules
Corporations and other organizations can't be sued under a federal law designed to crack down on perpetrators of torture abroad, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Corporations and other organizations can't be sued under a federal law designed to hold accountable perpetrators of torture committed abroad, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday.
The court held that the Torture Victim Protection Act, a 1991 law that imposes liability for the torture and extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens, only covers individual people.
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