We represented Coca-Cola, and several of its foreign affiliates, in several high-profile lawsuits brought pursuant to the Alien Tort Claims Act and Torture Victim Protection Act. In one case, union members formerly employed by an independent Coca-Cola bottler in Turkey, brought suit in federal district court in New York, alleging that Coca-Cola and its bottler were liable for abuses suffered by the union members at the hands of the Turkish police. The Court dismissed the claims against Coca-Cola and its independent bottler on forum non conveniens grounds. The Court first found that there was an available and adequate alternative forum where the dispute could be adjudicated — namely, Turkey. Second, the Court found that, on balance, the links with the plaintiff’s chosen forum were minimal compared to those with Turkey, and that the central dispute concerned Turkey more than the United States.