Legal Opinion
Flores v. Southern Peru Copper Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 29, 2003No. Docket No. 02-9008PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether plaintiffs’ claims are actionable under the Alien Tort Claims Act (“ATCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350.1
Plaintiffs in this case are residents of Ilo, Peru, and the representatives of deceased Ilo residents. They brought personal injury claims under the ATCA against Southern Peru Copper. Corporation (“SPCC”), a United States company, *237alleging that pollution from SPCC’s copper mining, refining, and smelting operations in and around Ilo caused plaintiffs’ or their decedents’ severe lung disease. The ATCA states that “[t]he district courts…
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