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John Doe v. Nestle, S.A.

Resumen de los hechos

Class action claim by Malian child plaintiffs allegedly trafficked by cocoa growers into Cote D'Ivoire and forced to work in cocoa fields that supplied cocoa beans to defendants. Plaintiffs claimed defendants aided and abetted numerous violations of international and US law. Court granted defendants' motion to dismiss with leave to amend.

Autor:
Human Trafficking Database of the University of Michigan Law School

Palabras clave

Hechos:
Acogida
Fines de explotación:
Trabajos o servicios forzados
Forma de la Trata:
Transnacional
Sector en el que la explotación se lleva a cabo:
Agricultura

Información sobre el procedimiento

Sistema jurídico:
Derecho anglosajón
Última sentencia judicial:
Tribunal de primera instancia
Tipo de Proceso:
Civil

1st Instance:

Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Date of decision: 2010

Reference: Docket number: 2:05-cv-05133-SVW-JTL

 
 

Víctima / Demandantes de primera instancia

Acusación:
Anonymous Individuals aka John Doe
Sexo:
Niño
Nacionalidad:
malawiano

Acusado / Demandado de primera instancia

Apelado:
Nestle S.A., Nestle USA, Nestle Ivory Coast, Archer Daniels Midland Co., Cargill Inc., Cargill Cocoa, Cargill West Africa S.A., Corporate Does 1-10
Razonamiento jurídico:

All the charges were dismissed by the Court.

The court held that: (1) the allegations failed to satisfy relevant actus reus and mens rea standards under international law for aiding and abetting; (2) the complaint did not identify any conduct by the defendants that materially affected the conduct of the Ivorian traffickers; and (3) corporations as such cannot be sued under the Alien Tort Statute because corporate liability is not universal and well defined under international law.

Cargos/Acusaciones/Decisiones

Apelado:
Nestle S.A., Nestle USA, Nestle Ivory Coast, Archer Daniels Midland Co., Cargill Inc., Cargill Cocoa, Cargill West Africa S.A., Corporate Does 1-10
Legislación/Código:

28 U.S.C. § 1350

Detalles de cargos:
Forced Labor under Alien Tort Statute
Legislación/Código:

28 U.S.C. § 1350

Detalles de cargos:
Cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment under Torture Victim Protection Act
Legislación/Código:

28 U.S.C. § 1350

Detalles de cargos:
Torture under Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victim Protection Act
Legislación/Código:

US Constitution, Thirteenth Amendment

Detalles de cargos:
Forced labor under Thirteenth Amendment to United States Constitution
Legislación/Código:

18 U.S.C. §§ 1589, 1590, and 1595

Detalles de cargos:
Forced Labor
Legislación/Código:

California Constitution, Art. 1, § 6

Detalles de cargos:
Forced Labor under California Constitution

Tribunal

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California