Legal Opinion
Sarei v. Rio Tinto PLC.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided July 9, 2002No. CIV.00-11695 MMMPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
MORROW, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, who are current and former residents of the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, filed this putative class action against defendants Rio Tinto pic and Rio Tinto Limited under the Alien Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1350. Plaintiffs allege that defendants’ mining operations on Bougainville destroyed the island’s environment, harmed the health of its people, and incited a ten-year civil war, during which thousands of civilians died or were injured. They assert that defendants are guilty of war crimes…
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