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Article

9 Dec 2003

Author:
Paul Chavez, Associated Press

Human rights trial over Unocal project in Myanmar opens in L.A.

Oil giant Unocal Corp. should not be allowed to shift blame for alleged human rights abuses by the Myanmar military during a 1990s pipeline project to its subsidiaries, lawyers said Tuesday in opening statements. [also refers to Walt Disney, Total]

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Unocal lawsuit (re Myanmar)

Unocal lawsuit (re Myanmar)