No. 19-416
Nestlé USA, Inc. v. John Doe I, et al.
Tags: aiding-and-abetting alien-tort-statute civil-procedure corporate-activity corporate-liability domestic-corporation extraterritoriality foreign-actors foreign-investment international-law jurisdiction
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw JusticiabilityDoctri
AdministrativeLaw JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2020-07-01
(distributed 4 times)
Related Cases:
19-453
(Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether an aiding and abetting claim against a domestic corporation brought under the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, may overcome the extraterritoriality bar
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether an aiding and abetting claim against a domestic corporation brought under the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, may overcome the extraterritoriality bar where the claim is based on allegations of general corporate activity in the United States and where plaintiffs cannot trace the alleged harms, which occurred abroad at the hands of unidentified foreign actors, to that activity. 2. Whether the Judiciary has the authority under the Alien Tort Statute to impose liability on domestic corporations. (i)
Docket Entries
2021-08-12
Response to motion to tax cost award and waive costs for indigent respondents filed by petitioner Nestlé USA, Inc.
2021-07-19
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2020-11-02
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
2020-10-27
CIRCULATED
2020-10-21
Brief amicus curiae of Grant & Eisenhofer ESG Institute filed.
2020-10-21
Brief amici curiae of Nuremberg Scholars filed. (Distributed)
2020-10-08
Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
2020-10-08
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
2020-08-27
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Nestlé USA, Inc.
2020-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2020.
2020-06-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
2020-06-04
Supplemental brief of petitioner Nestlé USA, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-13
The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
2019-12-23
Reply of petitioner Nestlé USA, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2019-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-13
Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
2019-12-12
Brief of respondents John Doe I, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-11-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 12, 2019.
2019-11-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2019 to December 12, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-11-04
Response Requested. (Due December 4, 2019)
2019-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-10-28
Brief amicus curiae of CATO INSTITUTE filed. (Distributed)
2019-10-25
Waiver of right of respondents John Doe I, et al. to respond filed.
2019-09-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2019)
Attorneys
Access Now, Article 19, Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Privacy International and Professor Ronald Deibert
Cargill, Inc.
Andrew John Pincus — Mayer Brown LLP, Petitioner
Andrew John Pincus — Mayer Brown LLP, Petitioner
Center for Global Justice
Center for Justice & Accountability and Human Rights First
Constitutional Accountability Center
EarthRights International
Richard L. Herz — EarthRights International, Amicus
Richard L. Herz — EarthRights International, Amicus
Foreign Lawyers
Former Government Officials
Grant & Eisenhofer ESG Institute
Jay W. Eisenhofer — Grant and Eisenhofer P.A., Amicus
Jay W. Eisenhofer — Grant and Eisenhofer P.A., Amicus
International Human Rights Organizations
International Law Scholars
International Law Scholars, Former Diplomats, and Practitioners
Beth Van Schaack — Stanford Law School, Amicus
Beth Van Schaack — Stanford Law School, Amicus
John Doe I, et al.
Paul Lindsey Hoffman — Schonbrun Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP, Respondent
Paul Lindsey Hoffman — Schonbrun Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP, Respondent
Members of Congress Senator Blumenthal, Representative Smith, et al.
Nestlé USA, Inc.
Neal Kumar Katyal — Hogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
Neal Kumar Katyal — Hogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
Nuremberg Scholars
Oxfam America, et al.
Michael David Hausfeld — Hausfeld LLP, Amicus
Michael David Hausfeld — Hausfeld LLP, Amicus
Professors of International Law, Foreign Relations Law and Federal Jurisdiction
Samuel Estreicher — Amicus
Samuel Estreicher — Amicus
Professors of Legal History, et al.
Small and Mid-Size Cocoa and Chocolate Companies
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Foreign Trade Council, Global Business Alliance, and United States Council for International Business
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the National Foreign Trade Council, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the Organization for International Investment
The Coca-Cola Company
The World Cocoa Foundation, et al.
Kevin Paul Martin — Goodwin Procter LLP, Amicus
Kevin Paul Martin — Goodwin Procter LLP, Amicus
Tony's Chocolonely
United States
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Amicus
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Amicus
Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation
Cory L. Andrews — Amicus
Cory L. Andrews — Amicus
Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges
Oona A. Hathaway — Yale Law School, Amicus
Oona A. Hathaway — Yale Law School, Amicus