John Doe I v. Nestle, USA

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a violation of the “prohibition against slavery” gives rise to a claim under the ATS
• finding that prohibition of slavery is a universal norm of international law
• granting plaintiffs leave to amend their pleadings to allege that some of the activity underlying their ATS claim took place in the United States
• stating that “the absence of decisions finding corporations liable does not imply that corporate liability is a legal impossibility under international law ... and ... that the lack of decisions holding corporations liable could be explained by strategic considerations”
• remanding with instructions to allow plaintiffs to amend their complaint in light of relevant cases decided while an appeal was pending
• stating that “the absence of decisions finding corporations liable does not imply that corporate liability is a legal impossibility under international law . . . and . . . that the lack of decisions holding corporations liable could be explained by strategic considerations”

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Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Luis Mujica v. Airscan Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2014-11-12· cited 114×
• Jane Doe v. Drummond Company, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2015-03-25· cited 84×
• Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC
  Supreme Court· 2018-04-24· cited 70×
• In Re Arab Bank, PLC Alien Tort Statute Litigation
  Second Circuit· 2015-12-08· cited 49×
• Ramchandra Adhikari v. Daoud & Partners, et
  Fifth Circuit· 2017-01-03· cited 42×
• Sundus Saleh v. George Bush
  Ninth Circuit· 2017-02-10· cited 40×
• Auto Ind. Pension Trust Fund v. Toshiba Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 2018-07-17· cited 33×
• Institute of Cetacean Research v. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
  W.D. Washington· 2015-12-21· cited 30×
• John Doe I v. Exxon Mobil Corp
  District of Columbia· 2014-09-24· cited 23×
• McCoy v. Nestle USA, Inc.
  N.D. California· 2016-03-29· cited 16×
• Doe I v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2023-07-07· cited 12×
• John Doe v. Nestle, S.A.
  Ninth Circuit· 2018-10-23· cited 8×
• Dana v. Hershey Co.
  N.D. California· 2016-03-29· cited 7×
• Estate of Alvarez v. Johns Hopkins University
  D. Maryland· 2017-08-30· cited 6×
• Tayo Daramola v. Oracle America, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2024-02-06· cited 6×
• Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Tech., Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 2017-06-28· cited 5×
• Doe v. Nestle USA, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2015-05-06· cited 5×
• In re Arab Bank, PLC Alien Tort Statute Litigation
  Second Circuit· 2016-05-09· cited 4×
• Adhikari v. Daoud & Partners
  S.D. Texas· 2015-03-24· cited 1×
• Salim v. Mitchell
  E.D. Washington· 2017-08-07· cited 1×

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ashcroft v. Iqbal
  Supreme Court· 2009-05-18· cited 149,772×
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• Moss v. U.S. Secret Service
  Ninth Circuit· 2009-07-16· cited 3,161×
• Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.
  Supreme Court· 2010-06-24· cited 1,211×
• Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain
  Supreme Court· 2004-06-29· cited 1,133×
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co.
  Supreme Court· 1991-03-26· cited 770×
• Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
  Supreme Court· 2013-04-17· cited 438×
• Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
  Second Circuit· 2010-09-17· cited 417×
• The Paquete Habana
  Supreme Court· 1899-11-06· cited 377×
• Dolly M. E. Filartiga and Joel Filartiga v. Americo Norberto Pena-Irala
  Second Circuit· 1980-06-30· cited 367×
• Aziz v. Alcolac, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2011-09-19· cited 322×
• Hanoch Tel-Oren, in His Capacity as Father, on Behalf of the Deceased, Imry Tel-Oren v. Libyan Arab Republic Hanoch Tel-Oren v. Libyan Arab Republic
  D.C. Circuit· 1984-02-03· cited 311×
• Abagninin v. Amvac Chemical Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 2008-09-24· cited 254×
• Romero v. Drummond Co., Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2008-12-22· cited 215×
• Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy
  Second Circuit· 2009-10-02· cited 201×
• Seven Arts Filmed Entertainmen v. Content Media Corporation Plc
  Ninth Circuit· 2013-11-06· cited 201×
• United States v. Alfredo Gracidas-Ulibarry
  Ninth Circuit· 2000-11-07· cited 188×
• In Re Estate Of Ferdinand Marcos
  Ninth Circuit· 1994-06-16· cited 159×
• Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
  D.C. Circuit· 2011-07-08· cited 108×
• Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank Ltd.
  Second Circuit· 2007-10-12· cited 101×

Other cases named John Doe I v. Nestle, USA

4 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• John Doe I v. Nestle, USA
  Ninth Circuit· 2013-12-19· cited 9×
• John Doe I v. Nestle, USA
  Ninth Circuit· 2015-05-22
• John Doe I v. Nestle, USA
  Ninth Circuit· 2015-06-10
• John Doe I v. Nestle, USA
  Ninth Circuit· 2014-09-04