U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Oct. 27, 2012
Philippine human rights victims win $353 million contempt judgment against Marcos estate
Human rights victims brutalized by the Ferdinand E. Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines have won a $353 million contempt judgment against the Marcos estate, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has affirmed.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Human rights victims brutalized by the Ferdinand E. Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines have won a $353 million contempt judgment against the Marcos estate, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has affirmed.
The unpublished opinion held that U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real of Los Angeles had the authority to impose a $100,000-per-day sanction in 1995 to penalize the estate for delay and obst...
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