Legal Opinion
Beanal v. Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 10, 1997No. Civil Action 96-1474PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUVAL, District Judge.
Before the court is a motion to dismiss Plaintiff Tom Beanal’s (“Beanal”) claims against Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. and Free-port>-MeMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (collectively “Freeport”), which motion was heard with oral argument on October 23, 1996. Having reviewed the pleadings, the memoranda, and the applicable law, the court finds as follows for the reasons set forth below: (1) Plaintiff has standing to bring claims on his own behalf for cultural genocide of the Amungme tribe, certain human rights violations, and environmental claims, but lacks standing to bring claims on…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Lujan v. National Wildlife FederationSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Iwanowa v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1999
- Beanal v. Freeport-McMoran, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Holocaust Victims of v. Magyar Nemzeti BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Sarei v. Rio Tinto PLC.District Court, C.D. California · 2002
- Mehinovic v. VuckovicDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2002
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