International Law

Victims of apartheid can sue multinationals
Thousands of South Africans who suffered under apartheid won the right yesterday to sue a number of companies, including BP, Citigroup and Ford, for allegedly helping to perpetrate human rights abuses.

Zweckoptimismus
Den Optimisten in seinem Lauf hält weder Ochs noch Esel auf. Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat heute im Eilverfahren entschieden, dass es auch weiterhin möglich bleibt, Telekommunikationsverkehrsdaten sechs Monate lang zu speichern...

Das Gericht als Repetitor
Manchmal ist das bei Gericht wie im Repetitorium: Das Gericht weist darauf hin, dass ein Eingriff in das Vermögen von § 823 Abs. 1 BGB nicht erfasst wird. Geklagt hatte ein Anwalt...

Apartheid Suit Continues
As MSNBC (via AP) reports, the United States Supreme Court upheld a Second Circuit decision allowing an Alien Tort Claims Act suit to proceed against various banks and corporations based on their alleged "aiding and abetting" of the apartheid system...

Stop Apartheid Now
The Solicitor General’s Office urged the Court to throw out a case seeking up to $400 billion in damages from companies that allegedly violated international law by doing business with South Africa’s former apartheid government....

"Justices' Conflicts Halt Apartheid Appeal"
"Justices' Conflicts Halt Apartheid Appeal": Linda Greenhouse has this article today in The New York Times. Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined "Investment Conflicts for High Court; Personal Holdings Prevent Justices From Hearing Case...

Hormone Replacement Therapy Lawsuits See Multi-Million Dollar Settlements
HRT Lawsuits Pharma Faces Multi Million Dollar Settlements

Dollar Tree Stores Hourly Employees Bring Class Action
Dollar Tree Stores Hourly Employees Bring Class Action

Billion Dollar Ice Market
Probed for Price-Fixing

H&R Block Reaches Multi-Million Dollar Settlement Over Fraudulent IRAs
H&R Block Reaches Multi-Million Dollar Settlement Over Fraudulent IRAs

Point Blank Solutions
Multi Million Dollar Settlement

California State University
Multi-Million Dollar Settlement Reached in Sex Discrimination Case