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SAREI v. RIO TINTO PLC.

No. CIV.00-11695 MMM.

221 F.Supp.2d 1116 (2002)

Alexis Holyweek SAREI, Paul E. Nerau, Thomas Tamuasi, Phillip Miriori, Gregory Kopa, Methodius Nesiko, Aloysius Moses, Raphael Niniku, Gabriel Tareasi, Linus Takinu, Leo Wuis, Michael Akope, Benedict Pisi, Thomas Kobuko, John Tamuasi, Norman Mouvo, John Osani, Ben Korus, Namira Kawona, Joanne Bosco, John Pigolo, and Magdelene Pigolo, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. RIO TINTO PLC and Rio Tinto Limited, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California,

July 9, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve W. Berman, Jeffrey T. Sprung, Hagens & Berman, Seattle, WA, Brent R. Walton, Hagens & Berman, Los Angeles, CA, Paul Luvera, Joel D. Cunningham, Luvera Barnett Brindley, Beninger & Cunningham, Seatle, WA, Kevin P. Roddy, Hagens & Berman, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff.

Charles Ernest Patterson, Morrison & Foerster, Los Angeles, CA, James J. Brosnahan, Jack W. Londen, Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, CA, Anthony L. Press, Morison & Foerster, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants.

Vincent M. Garvey, Amanda Quester, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for movant.

AMENDED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS

MORROW, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, who are current and former residents of the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, filed this putative class action against defendants Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited under the Alien Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1350. Plaintiffs allege that defendants' mining operations on Bougainville destroyed the island's environment, harmed the health of its people...

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