Category — Industrial Chemicals

Sept. 29, 2011 - One interesting decision caught our eye this week because it is not every day that a United States chemical manufacturer is sued for personal injuries under the Torture Victim Protection Act (“TVPA”) or the Alien Torture Statute (“ATS”):  Aziz v. Alcolac, Inc., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 19227 (4th Cir. Sept. 19, 2011).  The TVPA allows civil recovery against “an individual who engages in torture or extrajudicial killing.”  Id. at *7.  [Read more →]