Legal Opinion
Beanal v. Freeport-McMoran, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1999No. 98-30235PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Tom Beanal (“Beanal”) brought suit against the defendants in federal district court for alleged violations of international law. The district court dismissed Beanal’s claims pursuant to Fed.R.CivProc. 12(b)(6). After a careful review of Bea-nal’s pleadings, we affirm the district court.
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Factual & Procedural History
This case involves alleged violations of international law committed by domestic corporations conducting mining activities abroad in the Pacific Rim. Freeport-McMoran, Inc., and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc., (“Freeport”), are Delaware…
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