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United States Ninth Circuit


DOE v. UNOCAL CORP., 00-56603/56628/57195/57197

Myanmar villagers' Alien Tort Claims Act claims for forced labor, murder, and rape were actionable against a U.S. corporation on a theory that it aided and abetted the Myanmar military, absent a showing of state action, but liability for torture cannot be found.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 09/18/2002
  • Published 09/18/2002

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  • United States Ninth Circuit

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