Law Practice
Nov. 27, 2008
Nigerian Villagers' Case Against Chevron Goes to Jury
The villagers say the company knew reporting the protesters to the Nigerian military was an open invitation for human rights abuses. Their case is only the second filed under the centuries-old Alien Tort Claims Act to reach a jury.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - After a four-week trial, a federal jury on Tuesday began evaluating the claims of 19 Nigerian villagers who say Chevron Corp. violated their rights on an offshore oil platform more than 10 years ago. The seven-man, two-woman panel is only the second in the nation to hear claims under the centuries old Alien Tort Claims Act. The law, passed in 1789, was originally intended to deal with pir...
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