At a Glance
Date Filed:
September 18, 2019
Current Status
The Center for Constitutional Rights filed an amicus brief to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Guatemalan plaintiffs-appellees and affirmance on September 18, 2019.
Counsel:
- Baher Azmy
- Katherine Gallagher
Co-Counsel
Center for Justice and Accountability
September 12, 2019
Case Description
The case was filed on behalf of Guatemalans who were subjected to non-consensual medical experiments and their families against Johns Hopkins University, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Bristol-Myers Squibb for the legal entities' role in the medical experiments that took place in Guatemala between 1945 and 1956. Our brief argues that Jesner v. Arab Bank does not preclude suit against domestic U.S. corporations under the Alien Tort Statute for international law violations.
