Legal Opinion
Bowoto v. CHEVTON CORP.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 30, 2008No. C 99-02506 SIPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THE REMAINING FEDERAL LAW CLAIMS
SUSAN ILLSTON, District Judge.
On March 21, 2008, the Court heard argument on defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ remaining federal law claims under the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (“ATS”). Having considered the arguments of counsel and the papers submitted, and for good cause shown, the Court hereby GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART defendants’ motion.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs filed this suit in 1999, seeking to recover for a series of brutal attacks that plaintiffs allege occurred in…
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