Exxon Mobil has failed to convince the Supreme Court to halt a human rights lawsuit against it. On Monday, the justices rejected the energy company's appeal of a ruling on a 2001 lawsuit filed by International Rights Advocates on behalf of 11 villagers in Indonesia's Aceh province. The suit alleged that members of the Indonesian military committed rampant human rights abuses against the villagers while under Exxon's employ to guard a natural gas facility.
June 16, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Exxon Mobil Corp. has failed to convince the Supreme Court to halt a human rights lawsuit against it.
The justices, without comment, on Monday rejected the energy company’s appeal of a ruling on a 2001 lawsuit filed by International Rights Advocates on behalf of 11 villagers in Indonesia’s Aceh province.
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