US Appeals Court Rejects Apartheid Cases Against Ford, IBM

Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot sue IBM Corp. and Ford Motor Corp. in New York because they cannot show that the companies’ alleged offending behavior occurred in the United States, a federal appeals court said Monday

The IBM logo is seen at their booth prior to the start of the CeBIT 2012 technology fair on March 5 in Hanover, Germany. Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images

NEW YORK—Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot sue IBM Corp. and Ford Motor Corp. in New York because they cannot show that the companies’ alleged offending behavior occurred in the United States, a federal appeals court said Monday.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against lawsuits brought 13 years ago against the Armonk, New York-based IBM and Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford.

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