International
Aug. 2, 2003
Unocal Must Defend Slave Suit Under State Law, Judge Rules
LOS ANGELES - In a case with far-reaching implications for international corporations, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Victoria Chaney has ruled that California law can be used to try a lawsuit claiming Burmese villagers were used as slave laborers to build a natural-gas pipeline in Myanmar for the Unocal Corp.
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