Unocal Settles Alien Tort Claims Act Suit on Myanmar

On December 13, 2004, plaintiffs and the Unocal Corporation agreed to settle lawsuits concerning human rights violations committed during the construction of a pipeline in Myanmar. The suits allege that Unocal is responsible for atrocities committed by soldiers of Myanmar, who forced others to work on the project. The terms of the agreement were not revealed. Unocal, headquartered in El Segundo, California, has oil and gas operations on five continents. It is relying increasingly on international projects to produce oil...[more]