BANGKOK: Farmers and fishermen in western India have welcomed a US Supreme Court decision to hear their lawsuit against a World Bank agency, which financed a power plant they blame for damaging the environment and their livelihoods. The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal by the villagers of a lower court ruling that the International Finance Corp (IFC) was immune from such lawsuits under federal law. (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
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Fishermen hail US SC decision to hear WB suit
May 23, 2018
BANGKOK: Farmers and fishermen in western India have welcomed a US Supreme Court decision to hear their lawsuit against a World Bank agency, which financed a power plant they blame for damaging the environment and their livelihoods. The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal by the villagers of a lower court ruling that the International Finance Corp (IFC) was immune from such lawsuits under federal law. (Thomson Reuters Foundation)