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3 Jun 2009

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US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Wiwa v. Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited - Summary Order

[Full text of summary order by the Court of Appeals overturning the lower court's decision to dismiss the lawsuit against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited relating to allegations of human rights abuses and environmental degradation in Nigeria.]

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More delays in New York trial against Shell by families of executed Nigerian activists; appeals court reinstates claims against Shell's Nigerian unit

Shell lawsuit (re executions in Nigeria, Wiwa v Shell, filed in USA)