The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory for American companies by ruling that private plaintiffs cannot sue for aiding and abetting violations of international law.
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Supreme Court Reins In Activist Lawsuits, Major Win for U.S. Businesses….
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that neither the Alien Tort Statute nor the Torture Victim Protection Act allows private plaintiffs to sue for aiding and abetting alleged violations of international law, protecting U.S. businesses from activist lawsuits.