Litigation

Keitner on Kiobel and the future of the Alien Tort Statute
The following post, cross-posted on Opinio Juris, continues to analyze the import of the Second Circuit’s recent decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, holding that corporations may not be sued under the Alien Tort Statute for violations of customary international law...

Should American Courts Hear Transnational Tort Claims Against Corporations
As was recently reported on this blog, in September the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit entered an important decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum regarding whether corporations may be sued under the Alien Tort Statute...

New Alien Tort Statute Case At The United States Supreme Court: Kiobel, et al., v Royal Dutch Petroleum Petition Filed
In Kiobel, et al., v Royal Dutch Petroleum, et al., lawyers for 12 individuals seeking to hold major oil companies legally responsible for human rights abuses in Nigeria in the 1990s have asked the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court?s ruling that corporations are immune to such claims in U...

Is it the End of the Alien Tort Statute
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit entered an important decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum regarding whether corporations may be sued under the Alien Tort Statute...

The Alien Tort Claims Act in the National Law Journal & 11th Circuit (plus more Iqbal)
For readers interested in claims brought under 28 U.S.C. 1350 [a.k.a. the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) or Alien Tort Statute (ATS)], this week's National Law Journal contains a column Alien Tort Claims Act cases keep coming...

Corporations and the Alien Tort Claims Act
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit just issued its opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum,...

Is Obama a Natural Born Citien?
Philip J. Berg, Esquire vs. Barack Hussein Obama, a/k/a Barry Soetoro, a/k/a Barry Obama, a/k/a Barack Dunham, a/k/a Barry Dunham, et al

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Texas, USA
alleging the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 violates several provisions of the Constitution.

False Claims
Attorney Robert Arledge ordered to pay $5.8 million after making false Fen Phen settlement claims.

LINA - Cigna Life Insurance Company of North America Disability Claims
LINA Insurance alleging violations of disability insurance claims.

Bayer to Pay $3.3 Million To Settle One A Day Vitamin Claims
Bayer to Pay $3.3 Million To Settle One A Day Vitamin Claims

Archdiocese of Denver
Settles 5.5 million in claims

BP
Settles More Claims From Texas Refinery Explosion