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Main Content: Commentaries on Wiwa v Shell settlement, June 2009

In early June 2009 the parties in the lawsuit Wiwa v Shell (over the 1995 execution of Nigerian activists) announced that they had agreed to a settlement in the case for $15.5 million. 

Below are commentaries on that settlement.  See the special section of our website for further information on the lawsuit including a summary, settlement documents, and a wide range of news & reports.

- Paul Hoffman, Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman: "Shell Settlement a Sign of Hope for Corporate Accountability", in Forum Column, Daily Journal, 15 Jun 2009

- Michael Goldhaber, American Lawyer magazine: "Win for Wiwa, a Win for Shell, a Win for Corporate Human Rights", 11 Jun 2009

- Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr: "Some release from the torments of the past", in Guardian, Comment is Free, 9 Jun 2009


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