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December 2, 2008

Jury Clears Chevron in Suit Over 1998 Killings In Nigeria
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A federal jury in San Francisco has cleared oil giant Chevron of any
responsibility for the May 1998 shooting and killing of protesters in
the oil-rich Niger Delta. Survivors of the 1998 shooting have argued
that Chevron should be held accountable because it paid the Nigerian
military and transported them by helicopter to the oil platform. A group
of 19 Nigerian plaintiffs brought the landmark case against Chevron
using the Alien Tort Claims Act, which allows foreign nationals to sue
in the US over international human rights violations. We"ll have more on
the court ruling later in the show.



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