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Alien Tort Statute Could Be BP's 'Sleeping Giant'

By Nick Malinowski (August 2, 2010, 6:08 PM EDT) -- Should the oil from the BP PLC spill in the Gulf of Mexico wash up on foreign shores, the company could face claims under the Alien Tort Statute, but experts disagree on the success the plaintiffs bar will have in litigating claims brought by foreign citizens in U.S. courts....

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