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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.

By Leslie Simmons
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        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 tr...

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