Corporate
Sep. 20, 2010
Court Limits Alien Tort Act
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan imposed strict new limits on the scope of the Alien Torts Statute — which allows foreign nationals to sue in U.S. courts for violations of international law — ruling that the law can be used to sue persons, but not corporations.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan imposed strict new limits on the scope of the Alien Torts Statute - which allows foreign nationals to sue in U.S. courts for violations of international law - ruling that the law can be used to sue persons, but not corporations.
"Because no corporation has ever been subject to any form of liability (whether civil or criminal) und...
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