READ US SUPREME COURT BRIEF IN ARAB BANK CASE

Compliance officers who have been following the decade-long landmark cases, filed against the Arab Bank, pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute (ATA), may review the complete text of the Petitoners' 70-page Brief here.  Lead counsel for petitioners, at Motley Rice, are Michael Elsner, John Eubanks, and Jodi Westbrook Flowers.

The principal issue is whether there can be corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute. readers who are unfamiliar with the facts are urged to read earlier articles on the subject, previously appearing on this blog.