U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 16, 2014
Unanimous Supreme Court rejects multinational civil rights lawsuit
In slamming the brakes on efforts to hold foreign corporations liable in American courts for human rights abuses overseas, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed its business-friendly approach.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In slamming the brakes on efforts to hold foreign corporations liable in American courts for human rights abuses overseas, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed its business-friendly approach and its narrowing view of personal jurisdiction law.
The unanimous court termed 22 plaintiffs' claims that the case should be tried in California "exorbitant" and barred by due process constraints. The...
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