Original sentence: In April 2005, the company agreed to a merger with ChevronTexaco; however, as of June there was a possibility of a rival bid from the Chinese oil company Cnooc.Prosecutors cite the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789, an old law originally designed to aid victims of pirates
Edited sentence: In April 2005, the company agreed to a merger with ChevronTexaco.Prosecutors cite the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789, a horrendously outdated doctrine designed to aid victims of pirates