The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Cisco Systems that could significantly reshape how American companies ...

On Tuesday a federal jury handed down a rare plaintiffs victory in a trial involving claims under the Torture Victims Protection Act and the Alien Tort Claims Act. After a two-day trial, a jury in ...

How much attention must corporations pay to potential human rights abuses in overseas operations? Given the growing wave of Alien Tort Claims Act lawsuits against multinational corporations and their ...

Reviewing whether the federal courts have jurisdiction to hear human rights claims brought by foreign citizens under the Alien Tort Claims Act. DECIDED Francisco Sosa was one of several Mexican ...