JAM et al v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

Track this case

Case Number:

1:15-cv-00612

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Torts to Land

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

John D. Bates

Firms

Companies

Sectors & Industries:

  1. January 15, 2020

    Skepticism Greets Bid To Hold Lender Liable In India Damage

    A D.C. federal judge seemed dubious about holding a private-sector lending arm of the World Bank solely accountable for environmental damages caused by a coal-fired power plant it financed in India, suggesting Wednesday that doing so would conflict with U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

  2. September 16, 2019

    US Says World Bank Unit Can't Be Sued Over India Coal Plant

    The United States has told a D.C. federal court that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act blocks a lawsuit by fishermen and other locals in India who accuse a World Bank Group unit of helping to finance an allegedly environmentally disastrous coal power plant nearby.