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US Supreme Court blocks child slavery lawsuit against Nestlé, Cargill

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The US Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a ruling that allowed several individuals to sue food corporations Nestlé USA and Cargill over child slavery claims, limiting corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute. The case which the Supreme Court decided was Nestlé USA, Inc. Doe I, consolidated with Cargill, Inc.

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US court denies motion to dismiss antitrust claims against turkey suppliers

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The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Monday denied a motion brought by turkey suppliers Butterball LLC, Cargill, Inc. and Perdue Farms, Inc. to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit brought by a group of plaintiffs including supermarket company Winn-Dixie.

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“Supreme Court Limits Human Rights Suits Against Corporations; Six citizens of Mali had sued Nestlé USA and Cargill, accusing the companies of profiting from child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms”

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“Supreme Court Limits Human Rights Suits Against Corporations; Six citizens of Mali had sued Nestlé USA and Cargill, accusing the companies of profiting from child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

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Joint Venture's $4.53B Poultry Deal Faces DOJ Scrutiny

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Plans for a joint venture between food and agriculture companies Cargill Inc. to buy poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc. and Continental Grain Co. billion have hit a snag with the disclosure of a "second request" for information by the U.S.

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Cargill Wants Insurer To Cover $44M Worker Kickback Losses

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Cargill Inc. million loss the company said was the result of a bribery and kickback scheme involving former employees, claiming that the loss is covered under its commercial crime policy. on Wednesday asked a Minnesota federal court to order its insurer to cover the $44.7

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SCOTUS Decision in Nestle v. Doe: More on the Alien Tort Statute

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Today the Supreme Court issued its decision in Nestlé USA, Inc. The plaintiffs brought claims under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) against two American companies—Nestlé USA and Cargill—that “purchase, process, and sell cocoa. Doe (covered earlier here). They did.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Alien Tort Statute

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In Nestlé USA, Inc. based companies Nestlé USA, Inc., and Cargill, Inc, do not own or operate cocoa farms in Ivory Coast, but they do buy cocoa from farms located there and provide those farms with technical and financial resources. Doe , 593 U. S. _ (2021), the U.S.

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