N.Y. Jury May Decide Liability of Shell

N.Y. Jury May Decide Liability of Shell in Nigerian utions
New York Law Journal

Absent a settlement, a jury to be selected beginning Tuesday in lower Manhattan will be asked to reach a historic verdict that would make Royal Dutch/Shell the first foreign corporation found liable in a U.S. courtroom for aiding and abetting human rights violations by the forces of a foreign nation. The plaintiffs are the families of seven Nigerians who were uted by the former military regime in Nigeria for protests against Shell's oil exploration and development activities.
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