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uawchild

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1. poor corporations...

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 10:35 AM

Oct 2015

"The Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact limits the period for foreign companies to file damages lawsuits against host states over sudden regulatory changes to 3½ years"

What!?! Only three and a half YEARS to file a lawsuit? How are the poor overworked massive legal staffs of global corporations supposed to cope with that? /sarcasm

Was this 3.5 year limit supposed to make us feel protected or something?

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From Japan: TPP sets limit on corporate suits [View all] pampango Oct 2015 OP

poor corporations... uawchild Oct 2015 #1

You've been "unprotected" in 2500 similar agreements worldwide since 1959. It took TPP, and Hoyt Oct 2015 #3

True. IF corporations can't force governments to change regulations even if they win a lawsuit, that pampango Oct 2015 #4

Even NAFTA and 2500 similar agreements with ISDS did not force countries to change regulations. Hoyt Oct 2015 #2

will there be time to stop it though, if need be? uawchild Oct 2015 #5

Unless you are a slow reader, you'll have plenty of time and can probably find GOPers to join you Hoyt Oct 2015 #6

time to read it, sure... uawchild Oct 2015 #7

GOPers are coming out against it in an attempt to tarnish Obama. People have been complaining Hoyt Oct 2015 #8