Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

John Doe VII v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (09–7125) is a lawsuit filed in the United States by 11 Indonesian villagers against ExxonMobil Corporation alleging that the company is responsible for human rights violations in the oil-rich province of Aceh, Indonesia. The case has broad implications for multinational corporations doing business in other countries. Indonesian security forces committed torture, rape, and murder against the plaintiffs and their families while under contract with ExxonMobil to guard the Arun gas field during the late 1990s and early 2000s; plaintiffs claim that Exxon is responsible for these atrocities.

ExxonMobil has tried to have the case dismissed nine times and dragged out litigation for over 20 years. In November 2021 plaintiffs' legal team filed a motion to set a trial date, and in July 2022, US District Judge Royce Lamberth denied ExxonMobil's motions to dismiss the case, clearing the way for the lawsuit to go to trial, although no trial date was set.

On May 15, 2023, the plaintiffs reached a confidential settlement with ExxonMobil, a week before the scheduled jury trial.