Alien Tort Statute/Alien Tort Claims Act Archives

KIOBEL v. ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO., 569 U.S. 108 (2013)

Issues: Alien Tort Statute/Alien Tort Claims Act

133 S.Ct. 1659 (2013) 569 U.S. 108 185 L.Ed.2d 671 Esther KIOBEL, individually and on behalf of her late husband, Dr. Barinem Kiobel, et al., Petitioners v. ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO. et al. No. 10-1491.Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 28, 2012.Decided April 17, 2013.Reargued October 1, 2012. Headnotes ALIEN TORT STATUTE Presumption against […]

JESNER v. ARAB BANK, PLC, 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Issues: Alien Tort Statute/Alien Tort Claims Act

NOTICE:?This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the United States Reports.?Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.?C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that corrections may be made before the preliminary print goes to […]