its ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁j ury ▁awarded ▁them ▁US $ 3 . 2 ▁million . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁that ▁judgment ▁was ▁thrown ▁out ▁after ▁the ▁Court ▁pres iding ▁over ▁the ▁case ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁claims ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁" a ▁massive ▁fra ud ▁perpet r ated ▁on ▁the ▁court ". ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁judge ▁also ▁threw ▁out ▁two ▁similar ▁cases ▁against ▁D ole ▁and ▁Dow ▁Chem ical ▁due ▁to ▁fra ud ▁and ▁ext ort ion ▁by ▁law y ers ▁in ▁Nic ar agua ▁rec ruit ing ▁fra ud ul ent ▁pla int iffs ▁to ▁make ▁claims ▁against ▁the ▁company . ▁The ▁r uling ▁cast s ▁doubt ▁on ▁US $ 2 ▁billion ▁in ▁jud g ments ▁in ▁similar ▁law su its . ▁ ▁Work ers ▁in ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire , ▁using ▁the ▁Ali en ▁T ort ▁Cla ims ▁Act , ▁and ▁claim ing ▁ster ility , ▁cr imes ▁against ▁human ity , ▁and ▁gen o cide , ▁su ed ▁( in ▁Ab agn in in ▁v . ▁AM V AC ▁Chem ical ▁Cor p . ▁[ No . ▁ 0 7 - 5 6 3 2 6 ]), ▁these ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁D BC P : ▁Am v ac ▁Chem ical , ▁Dow ▁Chem ical , ▁Sh ell ▁O il