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US appeals court allows lawsuit against Nestlé & Cargill over their alleged complicity in child slavery to proceed
Nestlé, Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland lawsuit (re Côte d'Ivoire)
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Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe: What’s Not in the Supreme Court’s Opinions
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La Cour Suprême américaine rejette le recours collectif contre Nestlé et Cargill pour complicité supposée de travail forcé et d'enfant dans les plantations de cacao en Côte d'Ivoire
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Supreme Court Limits Human Rights Suits Against Corporations
"Six citizens of Mali had sued Nestlé USA and Cargill, accusing the companies of profiting from child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms."
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Supreme Court throws out child slavery lawsuit against Nestle, Cargill
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U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Claims Against Nestlé and Cargill and Remands to Trial Court
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US Supreme Court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labour suit
"The justices ruled 8-1 in favour of the food companies and against a group of six adult citizens of Mali who claimed they were taken from their country as children and forced to work on cocoa farms in neighbouring Ivory Coast."
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Nestle USA v. Doe et al.
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USA: Summary by law professor of oral arguments in Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe in front of Supreme Court regarding corporate liability under the ATS
The Supreme Court recently concluded 90 minutes of oral arguments in the consolidated cases of Doe v. Nestlé and Doe v. Cargill. Those arguments are summarized by law professor Beth Van Schaack. A decision in the case is expected in June.
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USA: Oral arguments transcripts before the Supreme Court of the United States in Nestlé and Cargill v. Doe case
Oral arguments transcripts before the Supreme Court of the United States in Nestlé and Cargill v. Doe case
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USA: Supreme Court seems ready to limit human rights suits against corporations in Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe case
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USA: A review of Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe amici arguments in front of Supreme Court
Cases brought under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) tend to attract a lot of “friends of the Court” briefs, and Nestlé v. Doe/Cargill v. Doe did not disappoint – seven amici filed briefs on behalf of the petitioners Nestlé USA, Inc. and Cargill, Inc., and a whopping eighteen filed on behalf of the respondents (Malian nationals alleging that petitioners aided and abetted child slavery abroad). This article is part of a Just Security series on the consolidated cases of Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I and Cargill Inc. v. Doe I, to be argued before the Supreme Court on Dec. 1.
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USA: Yale Law School Faculty and Students File Amicus Briefs in Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe case pleading for corporate liability under the ATS
This week, Yale Law School faculty and students worked to submit two amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in the cases of Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe and Cargill, Inc. v. Doe. The case raises questions about what civil actions can be brought against a U.S. domestic corporation under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) and whether the judiciary has the authority under the state to impose liability on those corporations.
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Amicus curiae brief from EFF, Access Now and several NGOs
Access Now, Article 19, Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Privacy International and Professor Donald Deibert's Brief of Amici Curiae
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USA: EFF, Access Now and several NGOs file amicus curiae brief in front of Supreme Court pleading for corporate liability under the ATS
The organisations asked the Supreme Court to rule that U.S. corporations can be sued by foreigners under the Alien Tort Statute and taken to court for aiding and abetting gross human rights abuses. They highlight that the outcome will have profound implications for millions of Internet users and other citizens of countries around the world, because providing sophisticated surveillance and censorship products and services to foreign governments is big business for some American tech companies.
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États-Unis : Le défenseur des droits numériques EFF dépose un mémoire amicus curiae devant la Cour suprême plaidant pour la responsabilité juridique des entreprises sur le fondement du Alien Tort Statute
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USA: Report finds that chocolate industry still relies on more than a million West African child laborers
The world’s chocolate companies depend on cocoa produced with the aid of more than 1 million West African child laborers, according to a new report by the University of Chicago sponsored by the US Labor Department. The report comes ahead of a much anticipated Supreme Court hearing expected this December in the case against Nestlé and Cargill involving a group of Malians who say that as adolescents, they were forced to work on Ivory Coast cocoa farms.
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USA: Nestlé and Cargill submit briefs to the Supreme Court arguing that corporations cannot be held liable under the Alien Tort Statute
Food giants tell Supreme Court that corporations cannot be held liable for child slavery in cocoa fields.
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USA: Activists warn that Nestle/Cargill lawsuit risks creating 'safe haven' for corporate abuse
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USA: Supreme Court will hear case against Nestlé, Cargill, and Doe alleging child labour in the Côte d'Ivoire
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États-Unis : La Cour suprême accepte le recours de Nestlé et Cargill dans l'action en justice les accusant d'avoir aidé et encouragé le travail d'enfants en Côte d'Ivoire
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USA: Government argues that domestic corporations should not be liable for human rights violations under Alien Torts Statute
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USA: Government urges Supreme Court to shield domestic companies from liability in alleged child labour lawsuits
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USA: Supreme Court seeks to protect companies from lawsuits by victims of abuse overseas in case against chocolate makers over alleged child slavery
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Doe v. Nestle, Opinion on dismissal of claims
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U.S. appeals court revives Nestle child slavery lawsuit
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October 23, 2018 Court of Appeals Finds Nestle and Cargill can be Liable under Alien Tort Statute for Child Slavery in Cote d'Ivoire
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US court to allow lawsuit against Nestlé & Cargill over alleged complicity in child slavery in cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire to proceed
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Plaintiffs' Notice of Appeal
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US judge dismisses lawsuit against Nestlé, Cargill & Archer Daniels Midland over alleged child slavery in Côte d'Ivoire
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John Nestlé, et al. v Nestlé, S.A., et al.
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US judge to decide on jurisdiction in lawsuit against chocolate firms over alleged child slavery in Côte d'Ivoire
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Complaint in US lawsuit against chocolate firms over alleged child slavery in Côte d'Ivoire asks for jury trial & damages
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IRAdvocates file second amended complaint in Nestle in an attempt to bring justice to former child slaves in West Africa
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Nestlé échoue à faire annuler un procès sur l'exploitation des enfants en Côte d’Ivoire
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US Supreme Ct. rejects Nestlé, ADM & Cargill's bid to dismiss Alien Tort case alleging complicity in forced child labour
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Nestlé petitions US Supreme Court to throw out case by former child slaves of Côte d'Ivoire cocoa plantations
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US appeals court divided over case against Nestlé alleging complicity in Côte d'Ivoire child labour
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Ivorian cocoa embargo likely if Nestlé, ADM and Cargill child slavery case succeeds, says judge
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Cargill disputes link to child slavery claims on Ivory Coast cocoa farms
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Une cour d’appel américaine autorise le recours contre ADM, Cargill et Nestlé pour travail forcé présumé en Côte d’Ivoire à procéder
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9th Circuit Digs Into Nestle Child Slavery Suit
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[PDF] John Doe I et al v. Nestle USA, Inc.; Archer Daniels Midland Company; Cargill Incorporated Company; Cargill Cocoa
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Nestlé, Cargill and ADM face child slavery case
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Nestle, ADM Child Labor Lawsuit Revived by Appeals Court (1)
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Nestlé, Archer Daniels Midland et Cargill attaquées pour travail des enfants
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Nestle faces negative publicity as child labour case is set for hearing
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