Supreme Court Dismisses Nestle, Cargill Child Slavery Lawsuit June 18, 2021 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit accusing Cargill Inc. and a Nestle SA subsidiary of knowingly...
Supreme Court Justices Tackle Company Liability for Human Rights Abuses December 2, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared wary of barring lawsuits against American companies over alleged human rights abuses abroad...
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Child Slavery Appeals by Nestle, Cargill July 2, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether American corporations can be sued for alleged human rights abuses occurring abroad under...
Supreme Court Shows Interest in Child Slavery Appeals by Nestle, Cargill January 14, 2020 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court signaled interest in giving companies a broader shield from lawsuits by victims of overseas atrocities, asking...
Supreme Court Denies Human Rights Claims Against Foreign Bank April 25, 2018 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that foreign corporations cannot be sued in American courts for human rights abuses...
Supreme Court Hears Law on Human Rights Suits Against Firms October 12, 2017 By Greg Stohr U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they may bar victims of overseas atrocities from using a centuries-old law to sue corporations...
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear if Arab Bank Is Financially Liable for Terrorist Attacks April 4, 2017 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider reviving litigation seeking to hold Arab Bank Plc financially liable for...
Supreme Court Dismisses South Africans’ Apartheid Claims Against IBM, Ford June 20, 2016 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a group of black South Africans seeking to revive human...
Supreme Court Says Nestle Must Face Liability Claim for Foreign Child Slavery January 11, 2016 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by Nestle SA, the world’s largest food maker, and two other...
Court Upholds Dismissal of Apartheid Claims Against Ford, IBM July 29, 2015 By Jonathan Stempel Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot pursue lawsuits seeking to hold Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp. liable for...