• Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.

    Publication Date: 2000-09-18
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2000-09-14
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: OAKES, LEVAL and POOLER
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: JUDITH BROWN CHOMSKY, Jennifer M. Green, Beth Stephens, and Richard Herz
    for defendant: RORY O. MILLSON and Sandra C. Goldstein

    Case Number: Nos. 99-7223[L],

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion.This case concerns the application of forum non conveniens doctrine to suits under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), 2