Legal Opinion
Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 25, 2005No. 01 Civ.9882(DLC)PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
COTE, District Judge.
This case involves claims by current and former residents of southern Sudan who allege that they were victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and other violations of international law at the hands of a Canadian energy company and the Government of Sudan. Specifically, the plaintiffs contend that the two defendants collaborated in a joint military strategy of ethnic cleansing against the plaintiffs for the purpose of creating a secure buffer zone that facilitated the development and exploitation of oil reserves in the Unity, Heglig, and Kaikang…
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