Although the killing occurred in Colombia, the lawsuit argues that U.S. federal laws -- including the Alien Tort Statute andtheRacketeerInfluencedandCorruptOrganizationsAct -- give American courts jurisdiction in the case.
The two companies are now faced with a class-action lawsuit arguing that a joint venture between them violated the federal RacketeerInfluencedandCorruptOrganizationsAct, commonly known as RICO.