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The Court ruled in Jesner v. Arab Bank that foreign corporations cannot be sued under the 1789 Alien Tort Statute, which was originally intended to punish piracy and injuries to ambassadors …

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The Supreme Court limited foreign victims of terrorism, torture and other international crimes in their use of U.S. courts to sue corporations they say helped perpetrate abuses, ruling that a centuries-old statute …

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This morning in Jesner v. Arab Bank, the Supreme Court split 5-4 along conventional ideological lines to confirm that it is up to Congress, not the judiciary, to decide whether and when …

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that foreign corporations cannot be sued for damages in U.S. courts for aiding in terrorist attacks or other human rights violations. The vote was 5-to-4.

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The splintered 91-page decision in Jesner v. Arab Bank—Justice Kennedy wrote for the majority—narrows the reach of the Alien Tort Statute and finishes a task the court left incomplete in its 2013 ruling

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that foreign corporations cannot be sued in American courts for human rights abuses overseas, refusing to revive a lawsuit claiming Jordan-based Arab Bank Plc helped finance militant attacks in …

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A U.S. appeals court has thrown out a 2014 jury verdict finding Arab Bank Plc liable for knowingly supporting militant attacks in Israel linked to Hamas, a decision that triggers a settlement agreement with …

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Arab Bank Plc won a ruling that tossed out a jury verdict holding it responsible for financing a wave of violence that killed or wounded Americans in Israel in the early …

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A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a 2014 jury verdict that found Jordan-based Arab Bank liable in overseas suicide bombings that harmed Americans, triggering an already reached settlement between the bank and the victims …

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