Shell faces a trial May 26 in Manhattan federal court of a lawsuit by three alleged victims of attacks and relatives of seven activists killed from 1990 to 1995, including the writer Ken Saro-Wiwa. The plaintiffs claim Shell’s Nigerian unit assisted the government in the abuse and murder of opponents of the company’s operations in the Niger Delta. Full Story »
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The charges and claims of the various parties are provided in some detail. Counter claims are not resolved, but are presented.
Solid look at this pending case, the financial interests in the Niger Delta, and the odds against the plaintiffs. What's missing is any representation of the actual results of more than 40 years of oil extraction on the land, air, water, and people of the Niger Delta.
If prior trials are a guide, the plaintiffs face an uphill battle. A Birmingham, Alabama, jury ruled in July that Drummond Ltd., a U.S. coal producer, wasn’t liable for ... More »
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