Legal Opinion
Aziz v. Alcolac, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 19, 2011No. 10-1908PublishedCited by 312 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Senior Judge HAMILTON concurred.
OPINION
DIAZ, Circuit Judge:
We consider in this case whether the Appellants have alleged viable claims under the Torture Victim Protection Act (“TVPA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350, note, or the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350. The Appellants filed a class action complaint under these statutes, alleging that Defendant Alcolac, Inc., a chemical manufacturer, sold thiodiglycol (“TDG”) to Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime, which then used it to manufacture mustard gas to attack…
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