Legal Opinion
In re South African Apartheid Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 17, 2014No. Nos. 02 MDL 1499(SAS), 02 Civ. 4712(SAS), 02 Civ. 6218(SAS), 03 Civ. 1024(SAS), 03 Civ. 4524(SAS)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
“Given that the law of every jurisdiction in the United States and of every civilized nation, and the law of numerous international treaties, provide that corporations are responsible for their torts, it would create a bizarre anomaly to immunize corporations from liability for the conduct of their agents in lawsuits brought for shockingly egregious violations of universally recognized principles of international law.” — Judge Judith W. Rogers, D.C. Circuit1
“It is neither surprising nor significant that corporate liability hasn’t figured in…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Daimler AG v. BaumanSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Correctional Services Corp. v. MaleskoSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 2010
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- Balintulo Ex Rel. Balintulo v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
- John Doe I v. Exxon Mobil CorpDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
- William v. AES Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2014
- In re BioScrip, Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2017
- Sikhs for Justice Inc. ex rel. Singh v. Indian National Congress PartyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
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