United States Second Circuit

In this case, plaintiffs brought suit against various unnamed Catholic religious orders, alleging extraterritorial violations of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) suffered as the result of a child slavery and abuse scheme. Dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where: 1) the bulk of plaintiffs’ claims are no longer cognizable under the ATS as interpreted by the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.; and 2) plaintiffs’ remaining federal claims are barred by the statute of limitations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/08/2014
• Published 12/08/2014

Judges

• Lynch

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel