"Alien Tort Statute" tagged Cases and Lawsuits

CaseCase FiledLast Document
Xiaoning et al v. Yahoo! Inc, et alApril 18, 2007November 13, 2007
Plaintiff, a citizen and resident of China, advocated for democratic reform within the country. Plaintiff alleges that he was arrested, incarcerated and tortured after Defendants provided Chinese officials with access to his private e-mail records, copies of e-mail messages, e-mail addresses, user ID numbers and other identifying information.
Cunzhu et al v. Yahoo Inc. et alFebruary 22, 2008 
Plaintiffs Cunzhu Zheng and Guo Quan allege that Defendants Yahoo! Inc. and Yahoo! Hong Kong, Ltd. provided Chinese officials with access to plaintiffs' email account, thereby exposing Plaintiffs to persecution and torture by the Chinese government because Plaintiffs have advocated for democracy and multi-party government in China.