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District court finds Alien Tort Statute applicable to acts of torture committed extraterritorially where other relevant conduct touched or concerned the United States
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Baker McKenzie USA November 21 2017 Salim v. Mitchell, No. 2:15-cv-286 (E.D. Wash. Aug. 7, 2017) [click for opinion] Plaintiffs Suleiman Abdullah Salim, Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud, and Gul Rahman are former…
District court finds Alien Tort Statute applicable to acts of torture committed extraterritorially where other relevant conduct touched or concerned the United States