Estate of Arturo Giron Alvarez, et al. v. The Johns Hopkins University, et al.
At a Glance
Date Filed:
September 18, 2019
Current Status
The Center for Constitutional Rights filed an amicus brief to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Guatemalan plaintiffs-appellees and affirmance on September 18, 2019. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Nestle v. Doe, the parties voluntarily dismissed the appeal, and the district court set a briefing schedule for renewed cross motions for summary judgment.
The case was filed on behalf of Guatemalans who were subjected to non-consensual medical experiments and their families against Johns Hopkins University, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Bristol-Myers Squibb for the legal entities' role in the medical experiments that took place in Guatemala between 1945 and 1956. Our brief argues that Jesner v. Arab Bank does not preclude suit against domestic U.S. corporations under the Alien Tort Statute for international law violations.
Following the Supreme Court's decision in Nestle v. Doe, the parties voluntarily dismiss the appeal, and the district court sets a briefing schedule for renewed cross motions for summary judgment.
