Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank Ltd.

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The plaintiffs in this action bring claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (“ATCA”), against approximately fifty corporate defendants and hundreds of “corporate Does.” The plaintiffs argue that these defendants actively and willingly collaborated with the government of South Africa in maintaining a repressive, racially based system known as “apartheid,” which restricted the majority black African population in all areas of life while providing benefits for the minority white population.

Three groups of plaintiffs filed ten separate actions in multiple federal district courts…