Legal Opinion
Abdullahi v. Pfizer, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 30, 2009No. Docket 05-4863-cv(L), 05-6768-cv(CON)PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
This consolidated appeal is from the judgments of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Pauley, /.) dismissing two complaints for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (“ATS”), and in the alternative, on the ground of forum non conveniens. Plaintiffs-Appellants Rabi Abdullah! and other Nigerian children and their guardians sued Defendant-Appellee Pfizer, Inc. under the ATS (“the Abdullahi action”). They alleged that Pfizer violated a customary international law norm prohibiting…
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