Legal Opinion
Jam v. International Finance Corporation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 14, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2015-0612Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUDHA ISMAIL JAM, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 15-612 (JDB) INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Residents of Gujarat, India and other local community stakeholders seek to hold the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), an international organization, liable for property damage, environmental destruction, loss of livelihood, and threats to human health arising from the construction and operation of the coal-fired Tata Mundra Power Plant in Gujarat, India. This Court previously dismissed…
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