It's been more than a decade since acclaimed writer Ken Saro Wiwa and eight activists were tortured and executed by the military government of Nigeria. But a controversial lawsuit against an international oil company -- accused of aiding that country's pariah government -- only wrapped up last month in New York City. We examine the case of Wiwa vs. Royal Dutch Petroleum, and why a growing number of international corporations find themselves facing legal action within the U.S. for alleged misdeeds overseas.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2009-07-08/international-corporations-and-american-courts
International Corporations and American Courts
Listen Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2009 at 1:06 p.m.Guests
Jonathan Drimmer
Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center; Partner, Steptoe & Johnson
Jennifer M. Green
Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights; Associate Professor of Clinical Instruction, University of Minnesota Law School
Thomas Niles
Vice Chair, United States Council for International Business

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