Alien Tort Statute

Legal claims brought under the Alien Tort Statute for international human rights violations committed abroad.

1. Burton v. Drummond Company Inc.

2. Jurisdiction: United States (October 12, 2018)
3. Original Case: Angela Maria Arroyave Burton v. Drummond Company, Inc.
4. VictimsValentin Arenas IbanezVictor Hugo Orcasita AmayaGustavo Soler MoraDefendantsDrummond Company, Inc.Drummond Ltd.PlaintiffsAngela Maria Arroyave BurtonSandra Viviana Orcasita ArroyaveClaudia Patricia Balcero GiraldoPlaintiff AttorneysTerry CollingsworthJudgesWilliam H. Pryor Jr.InstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitUnited States District Court for the Northern District of AlabamaDrummond Company, Inc.Drummond Ltd.
5. Case Tags: Alien Tort Statute;Corporate Accountability;Extrajudicial Killings;Colombian Armed Conflict