Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe: Supreme Court Clarifies US Corporate Liability for Human Rights Violations Overseas
By EsqSocial Corporation 25/06/21
In a decision issued June 17, the US Supreme Court further limited the ability of plaintiffs to seek redress in US courts for human rights abuses that occur overseas, but did not go as far in restricting those suits as some had hoped. In Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe, No. 19-416, the Court revisited the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), a concise 1789 provision that allows federal district courts to hear “any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of...
By: WilmerHale