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23 Set 2002

Berger & Montague

Berger & Montague, P.C. Files Class Action Complaint Against Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport, p.l.c

Shell is charged with purchasing ammunition and using its helicopters and boats and providing logistical support for "Operation Restore Order in Ogoniland" a military foray into Ogoniland designed to terrorize the civilian population into ending peaceful protests against Shell's environmentally unsound oil exploration and extraction activities in Ogoniland.

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New lawsuit against Shell in U.S. court for alleged complicity in human rights abuses by former Nigerian military government

Shell faces litigation

Berger & Montague, P.C. Files Class Action Complaint Against Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport, p.l.c

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

Continuing implications of 'Kiobel' decision on US Alien Tort litigation

[audio] What is Left of the Alien Tort Statute after Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum? - Podcast

US: Supreme Court Limits Suits against Rights Abusers Abroad

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Kiobel: US Supreme Court Review of Alien Tort Claims Act

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[PDF] Kiobel and the Question of Extraterritoriality

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Berger & Montague, P.C. Files Class Action Complaint Against Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport, p.l.c