WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear arguments next term on whether an 18th century U.S. law can be used to sue multinational corporations or others in American courts for alleged human rights abuses committed abroad. The justices said in a brief order they would consider during rearguments in the case whether the 1789 U.S. law at issue, the Alien Tort …
2012-03-05