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19 Dec 2013

Author:
Karen Gullo, Bloomberg Businessweek

Nestle, ADM Child Labor Lawsuit Revived by Appeals Court (1)

A lawsuit against a unit of Nestle SA (NESN) and two other companies alleging children were forced to work as slave labor on cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast was reinstated by a federal appeals court. The court in San Francisco today ruled 2-1 that corporations can face liability for claims brought under the U.S. Alien Torts Statute…[Also refers to Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill]

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US federal appeals court rules lawsuit against Nestlé, Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland over alleged use of forced child labour in Côte d'Ivoire can be refiled

Nestlé, Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland lawsuit (re Côte d'Ivoire)