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U.S. Supreme Court

Oct. 19, 2011

US Supreme Court grants

A roundup of cases the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review.



Nigerians try to sue oil company in US court


The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case pitting Nigerian villagers against a multinational oil firm to decide whether corporations can be sued in U.S. courts for alleged involvement in human rights abuses abroad. Villagers brought a class action against Royal Dutch Shell PLC ,claiming the oil company was involved in torture, extra-judicial executions and other crimes against humanity intended to suppre...

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