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June 4, 2009

Lawsuit Reinstated Against Shell Subsidiary in Nigeria Killings
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A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against the Nigerian
subsidiary of the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell over the 1995 killings of
Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Nigerian activists. The case against the Shell
Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria was initially dismissed in
March 2008. The suit is separate from another case brought directly
against Shell over the Nigeria killings. On Wednesday, that case was
again adjourned indefinitely after its initial delay last month.



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