Supreme Court Mulls Scope of Alien Tort Statute in Nestle, Cargill
By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/21
On December 1, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a pair of related cases presenting questions about the scope of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), a frequent topic of debate before the Court in recent years. In Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe I and Cargill, Inc. v. Doe I, the plaintiffs allege that they were the victims of abuses that the defendants aided and abetted by purchasing cocoa beans from farms located in the Ivory Coast despite knowing of widespread use of child labor and by...
By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP