International Law,
Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 21, 2021
Cisco says Nestle decision means Chinese torture case should die
Kathleen M. Sullivan, a partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, argued a decision rejecting a lawsuit against chocolate makers Nestle USA Inc. and Cargill Inc. that alleged they used child slaves should squelch the Cisco suit too.




An attorney representing Cisco Systems Inc. cited a June decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to argue that a lawsuit against the company saying it created a technical system that allowed the Chinese government to torture followers of the Falun Gong religious movement should be dismissed.
Kathleen M. Sullivan, a partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, argued a decision rejecting a lawsuit against chocolate makers Nestle USA In...
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