SUPREME COURT – TORTS
January 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLA COALITION of major business groups has filed an amicus brief at the United States Supreme Court, calling on it to "clarify" the USA's 1789 Alien Tort Statute, which they claim is being abused by special interest groups. The International Criminal Court, the United States Council for International Business, the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Foreign Trade Council and the National Association of Manufacturers jointly filed the statement. It claims that the statute should not be used for privately suing non-American companies in US courts for ...
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