U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 1, 2009
Argentine Victims Can't Sue in U.S.
Plaintiffs who allege they were kidnapped, detained or tortured by Argentinean state agents at the direction of Mercedes Benz Argentina in the 1970s cannot pursue their claims in U.S. district court, a federal appellate court ruled Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Plaintiffs who allege they were kidnapped, detained or tortured by Argentinean state security agents at the direction of Mercedes Benz Argentina in the 1970s cannot pursue their claims in U.S. district court in San Jose, a federal appellate court ruled Friday. The decision by a divided three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals over a blistering dissent by Circuit Judge Ste...
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