U.S. justices question Arab Bank liability in militant attacks
Source: Reuters
#SUPREME COURT OCTOBER 11, 2017 / 1:10 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
U.S. justices question Arab Bank liability in militant attacks
Lawrence Hurley
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled concern about allowing companies to be sued under American law for human rights abuses abroad in a case involving allegations that Arab Bank Plc helped finance militant attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, both conservatives, indicated that U.S. foreign policy tensions that could arise from such cases would be a reason to curb corporate liability.
Their remarks during an hour of arguments in the case raised the possibility that the court, with a 5-4 conservative majority, could rule in favor of the Jordan-based bank in the lawsuit seeking to hold it financially liable for the Islamist attacks.
The courts four liberals indicated that corporations should not be immune.
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