Case Updates
D.C. Circuit holds that plaintiffs suing corporate defendants for forced labor committed by third parties up the supply chain must plausibly allege a causal link between the alleged forced labor and the corporate defendants’ alleged venture
July 22, 2025
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging D.C. Circuit to reject corporate liability for alleged forced labor occurring outside the United States and far up the supply chain
January 20, 2023
Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief. John B. Bellinger, III, John P. Elwood, Kaitlin Konkel, Sean A. Mirski of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- District Court Opinion -- Coubaly v. Cargill, Inc. (DDC).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Coubaly v. Cargill, Inc. (D.C. Circuit).pdf
- Opinion -- Coubaly v. Cargill, Inc. (D.C. Circuit)