Legal Opinion
John Roe I v. Bridgestone Corp.
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided June 26, 2007No. 1:06-cv-0627-DFH-JMSPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
HAMILTON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are adults and children who work on a rubber plantation in the West African nation of Liberia. Based on allegations of forced labor, forced child labor, poor working conditions, and low wages, plaintiffs seek damages from the Japanese, American, and Liberian companies and two individuals that own and control the plantation. Plaintiffs seek relief in the federal courts of the United States. Their twelve-count Complaint asserts claims under international law pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, the…
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