The two statutes allow human rights victims to file for claims in United States courts even if both the plaintiffs and the defendants live in another country.
The legal basis for the lawsuit comes from two American statutes that allow human rights victims anywhere in the world to file for claims in this country's courts.
Under the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1992, human rights victims, even if they are nonresident foreigners, can file for claims in federal court as long as the defendant is served on American soil.
By James Surowiecki April 2, 2009 The new jobless-claims number — which tells you how many people filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week — came out today, and it was as dismal as expected: after taking the Labor Department's seasonal adjustments into account, 669,000 people filed for claims, up from 657,000 last week.
The new jobless-claims number — which tells you how many people filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week — came out today, and it was as dismal as expected: after taking the Labor Department's seasonal adjustments into account, 669,000 people filed for claims, up from 657,000 last week.
As of Monday, about 82,000 people had filed for claims in Harvey-hit regions alone, and that was just the first wave.
Medicare files for claims from inpatient, outpatient and physician visits were utilized.
A second solvent scheme of arrangement was approved by the court early last November; the filing date for claims, May 6, has passed.
The number of US workers filing for unemployment claims fell sharply last week, although the figure was largely influenced by Hurricane Sandy.
Those focused on this prospect are concerned by the weakening job market and recent increases in those filing for unemployment claims.
