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High court justices question rights case against Daimler AG
Source: Reuters
High court justices question rights case against Daimler AG
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:55pm EDT
(Reuters) - A majority of Supreme Court justices raised doubts on Tuesday over whether Daimler AG can be sued in federal court for allegations that a subsidiary violated the human rights of workers at a plant in Argentina in the 1970s.
During an hour-long oral argument, several justices on both sides of the court's ideological divide voiced concerns about how the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handled the case when it ruled in favor of human rights plaintiffs, raising the possibility of the case ultimately being sent back to that court for further review
The argument focused on complex legal questions about when federal courts have jurisdiction over certain types of cases.
Workers or relatives of workers at an Argentina-based plant operated by Mercedes-Benz, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler, sued over the alleged conduct. They said the company had punished plant workers viewed by managers as union agitators and that it had worked alongside the Argentinian military and police forces.
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By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:55pm EDT
(Reuters) - A majority of Supreme Court justices raised doubts on Tuesday over whether Daimler AG can be sued in federal court for allegations that a subsidiary violated the human rights of workers at a plant in Argentina in the 1970s.
During an hour-long oral argument, several justices on both sides of the court's ideological divide voiced concerns about how the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handled the case when it ruled in favor of human rights plaintiffs, raising the possibility of the case ultimately being sent back to that court for further review
The argument focused on complex legal questions about when federal courts have jurisdiction over certain types of cases.
Workers or relatives of workers at an Argentina-based plant operated by Mercedes-Benz, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler, sued over the alleged conduct. They said the company had punished plant workers viewed by managers as union agitators and that it had worked alongside the Argentinian military and police forces.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/15/us-usa-court-rights-idUSBRE99E0OX20131015