The legal fights over holding multinational corporations liable for aiding foreign governments in alleged international human rights violations may come to a head in the 9th Circuit. Chevron has asked a federal judge in San Francisco to reconsider her decision that Nigerian villagers can take Chevron to trial over its alleged role in aiding the Nigerian military in attacks that killed and wounded protesters at oil facilities. The judge had relied heavily on a 9th Circuit opinion that has been withdrawn.
October 26, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The see-saw legal fights over holding multinational corporations liable for aiding foreign governments in alleged international human rights violations may come to a head in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Chevron Corp. has asked a federal judge in San Francisco to reconsider her August decision that Nigerian villagers can take the oil giant to trial over its alleged role in aiding the Nigerian military in attacks that killed and wounded protesters at oil facilities in 1998 and 1999.
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