Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Shell Co.

Protest in Washington, D.C. against the killing of Saro-Wiwa and others, November 1995

The Wiwa family lawsuits against Royal Dutch Shell were three separate lawsuits brought in 1996 by the family of Ken Saro-Wiwa against Royal Dutch Shell, its subsidiary Shell Nigeria and the subsidiary's CEO Brian Anderson. Charges included human rights abuses against the Ogoni people in the Niger Delta, summary execution, torture, arbitrary arrest, and wrongful death. After 12 years of Shell petitioning the court not to hear the cases,[1] they were heard 26 May 2009.[2]

On June 8, 2009, Shell settled out-of-court with the Saro-Wiwa family for $15.5 million.[2][3]

  1. ^ "New York trial delayed for Nigerians suing Shell". Shell International B.V. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
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