Perspective
Jan. 7, 2011
Forum Non Conveniens Meets Statute of Limitations
Dismissal of an environmental case based on forum non conveniens collides with statute of limitations law. By Chris Murphy of Mayer Brown.
In Carijano v. Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2010 DJDAR 18181 (Dec. 6, 2010), 25 Peruvian nationals along with Amazon Watch, a California-based nonprofit corporation, sued Occidental Petroleum and its Peruvian-based subsidiary for environmental damage allegedly caused by Occidental's petroleum and oil exploration operations in the northern region of Peru. Originally filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the case was removed to federal dist...
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