F.Examples of ATCA
claims:
●In 1999 –
group of Indonesian tribesmen brought suit for envtl.
damage stemming from U.S. Corp’s open pit copper, gold, and
silver mining in Indonesia.
●In 2002 –
group of Ecuadorian Ps brought suit for envtl. damage
caused by Texaco’s oil drilling in Ecuador.
●In 2002 –
class action for D’s mining operations in New Guinea
alleging: “destroyed the island’s
environment, harmed the health of its people, and incited a
ten-year civil war.”