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Balcero et al. v. Drummond Company, Inc.

Plaintiffs allege that Drummond joined with a terrorist paramilitary group to drive suspected guerillas out of the areas of Drummond’s Colombian mine operations. The paramilitaries killed hundreds of innocent civilians who lived in the area. The relatives of those murdered brought ATS and TVPA claims against Drummond and several of its officers.

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Baloco et al. v. Drummond Company, Inc.

Children of Drummond’s three murdered union leaders have brought claims for extrajudicial killing under the ATS against Drummond and several of its officers for their participation with paramilitary forces in the murders.

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The Dark Side of Coal: Paramilitary Violence in the Mining Region of Cesar, Colombia

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