On 29 August 2001, plaintiffs brought this action under the Alien Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, to recover damages for Pfizer's alleged violations of the Nuremberg Code, the Declaration of Helsinki, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and customary international law (otherwise known as the "law of nations").
On 29 August 2001, plaintiffs initiated this lawsuit under the Alien Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, to seek compensation for Pfizer's alleged infractions of the Nuremberg Code, the Declaration of Helsinki, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and customary international law (also referred to as the "law of nations").