Fred Business News - Exxon Mobil Corp. has failed to convince the Supreme Court to halt a human rights lawsuit against it.

 

The justices, without comment, on Monday rejected the energy company's appeal of a ruling on a 2001 lawsuit filed by International Rights Advocates on behalf of 11 villagers in Indonesia's Aceh province.

 

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The suit, which did not seek a specific amount of damages, alleged that members of the Indonesian military committed rampant human rights abuses against the villagers while under Exxon's employ ...   more »