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S.D. Texas· 1/18/1996

Torres v. Southern Peru Copper Corp.

Citations

  • 965 F. Supp. 899
  • 1996 WL 898407

How courts have described this case

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  • determining that Peruvian judicial system was not so corrupt as to render Peru an inadequate forum
  • determining that Peruvian judicial system was not so corrupt as to render Peru an inadequate forum
  • determining that Peruvian judicial system was not so corrupt as to render Peru an inadequate forum
  • dismissing action under comity where the “activity and the alleged harm occurred entirely in Peru [and] Plaintiffs are all residents of Peru”
  • dismissal warranted when activity and harm occurred in Peru and plaintiffs are all Peruvian nationals
  • dismissal warranted when activity and harm occurred in Peru and plaintiffs are all Peruvian nationals

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