United States alien tort statuteextraterritorialitycorporate liability

Nestlé USA Inc v Doe

593 US 628 (2021)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2021

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

ATS claims require domestic conduct; allegations that a US company aided child slavery in Côte d'Ivoire by making operational decisions in the US were insufficient to state a domestic application of the ATS.

Area of Law

tort

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