From 2005 to 2015 this blog presented news items and resources relating to trial advocacy and the legal system, with a focus on Washington State. It was developed to support the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Washington School of Law, but broadened to include appellate practice, the courts, access to justice, and related topics. It is no longer active.
Thursday, October 5, 2006
Suit Against Corps for Slavery Profits
Appealing a dismissal by the district court, plaintiffs argued in the Seventh Circuit that their suit should proceed against more than a dozen companies for profiting from slavery. Many of the companies were in states where slavery was illegal, but supported the institution by financing slaveowners' purchases and insuring the slaves. Descendents of slaves argue lawsuit against companies should proceed, Jurist - Paper Chase, Sept. 28, 2006. Slave heirs again seek reparations, Detroit Free Press (reprinting Chi. Trib. story), Sept. 28, 2006
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