Last year the U.S. State Department intervened in a Tort Claims Act suit seeking damages from ExxonMobil for work in Indonesia, warning the suit could imperil counterterrorism initiatives.
Possible solutions to this crisis, according to Dr. Anderson include tort reform, and caps for non-economic damages (pain and suffering), which many states have already enacted.
The lawsuit seeking unspecified damages is based on several claims, but rests primarily on the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act, which open the door for the Saharkizes to sue a Finnish company for goings-on in Iran.