Opinion analysis: Court restricts lawsuits against out-of-state railroads

Three years ago, a unanimous Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit that sought to hold a German car company liable in California for the actions of its Argentinian subsidiary, which allegedly worked with security forces in Argentina during the country’s “Dirty War” to kidnap, torture and kill some of the subsidiary’s workers. Today the court, … Continue reading Opinion analysis: Court restricts lawsuits against out-of-state railroads