As the Burmese woman told her story to Ka Hsaw Wa, a fellow refugee and member of the Karen ethnic minority, her anger began to build. It was 1992 and she had been forced to flee her village in southern Burma as part of relocation campaign by the Burmese Army to ensure security for a natural gas pipeline. Today, the woman, known as Jane Doe I, is one of 14 plaintiffs in a landmark class-action lawsuit that, for the first time, seeks to hold a private U.S. corporation accountable for human rights violations abroad. All the 11 men and 3 women are referred to in the suit as John or Jane Does because they fear retaliation from Burmese forces. The suit was filed by EarthRights International, the Center for Constitutional Law and two Los Angeles law firms.