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DOE v. EXXON MOBIL CORP.

No. 05-7162.

473 F.3d 345 (2007)

John DOE, Village A, Aceh, Indonesia, et al., Appellees v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 12, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. Weinstein argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Robert J. Meyer and Paul W. Wright.

Agnieszka M. Fryszman argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were Michael D. Hausfeld, Marka Peterson, and Terry Collingsworth.

Before: SENTELLE and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge.

Exxon Mobil Corporation and several of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (hereinafter "Exxon") appeal from a district court order denying their motion to dismiss. Exxon argues that the district court should have granted the motion to dismiss because the plaintiffs' claims are non-justiciable political questions. We need not...

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