UPDATE 1-U.S. court rejects appeal of apartheid lawsuits against Ford, IBM
July 27, 2015 at 15:49 PM EDT
NEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) - Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot pursue lawsuits seeking to hold Ford Motor Co and IBM Corp liable for conducting business that helped perpetuate the practice decades ago, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday.