Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 February 2017
1 The seven defendants were Mobil Oil Corp., Exxon Corp., Shell Petroleum Corp., Ltd., Texaco, Inc., Standard Oil Co. of California, The British Petroleum Co., Ltd., and Gulf Oil Corp. (footnote by Court; other footnotes by Court omitted).
2 Citing American Banana v. United Fruit Co., 213 U.S. 347 (1909) as distinguished inUnited States v. Sisal Sales Corp., 274 U.S. 268 (1927).
3 550 F.2d 68, 76.
4 Citing A. Rovine, Digest Of United States Practice In International Law 1973, at 335.
5 550 F.2d 68, 78.
6 Id.
7 Id.79.
8 Id.80.