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John Doe, et al v. Nestle, S.A., et al

  1. July 08, 2019

    Split 9th Circ. Won't Undo Revival Of Nestle 'Slave Labor' Suit

    Eight judges dissented in a split Ninth Circuit ruling that declined an en banc rehearing of a panel's revival of a proposed class action brought by alleged victims of human trafficking who accuse Nestle and Cargill of abetting child slavery on African cocoa farms by paying off slave owners.

  2. February 11, 2019

    Profs Fight Nestle's 9th Circ. Redo Bid In Child Slave Suit

    A group of law professors specializing in international law and human rights urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday not to grant Nestle and Cargill's request for a full-court rehearing of the appellate court's decision to revive a proposed class action accusing the companies of aiding and abetting child slavery.

  3. October 23, 2018

    9th Circ. Revives Children's Nestle 'Slave Labor' Suit

    The Ninth Circuit revived a proposed class action brought by alleged victims of human trafficking who accuse Nestle and Cargill of abetting child slavery on African cocoa farms by paying off slave owners, finding Tuesday that the allegation falls within the scope of the Alien Tort Statute's language on torts committed in violation of the law of nations.

  4. June 07, 2018

    Nestle, Cargill 'In Bed' With Slave Owners, 9th Circ. Hears

    An attorney representing six victims of human trafficking urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to revive their suit accusing Nestle and Cargill of aiding child slavery in Ivory Coast cocoa farms by funding slave owners, arguing that the companies' U.S. corporate teams are "in bed with slaveholders" and are liable for violating international law.

  5. February 05, 2018

    Nestlé Tells 9th Circ. Child Slavery Claims Lack US Focus

    Nestlé responded Monday to allegations that it aided slavery in Ivory Coast cocoa farms by funding slave owners and lobbying against legislation to expose those involved, telling the Ninth Circuit a lawsuit by six victims of human trafficking fails to link the company's domestic conduct with child slavery.

  6. November 07, 2017

    Nestlé, Cargill Funded Child Slavery, 9th Circ. Told

    Six victims of human trafficking once enslaved on cocoa farms told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that Nestlé and Cargill have aided and abetted slavery in the Ivory Coast by providing slave-owners money and lobbying against legislation that could have exposed those involved.