From Fox News:
A state appeals court Wednesday upheld a California law that allows people who claim they were forced into slave labor during World War II to sue Japanese companies that do business in the state.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected arguments that a 1951 treaty between the United States and Japan pre-empted the 1999 law, and that the law infringed on the federal government's exclusive power over foreign affairs.
I have not had any luck before the 2nd district lately, so anything I would have to say is probably biased.
Posted by Justene Adamec at January 16, 2003 08:51 AM