A Dutch court has delivered a major victory to a group of Nigerian farmers in their 13-year-long effort to hold Shell's Nigerian subsidiary accountable for oil spills on their lands. The Court of ...

Eleven thousand Nigerian villagers are suing Royal Dutch Shell after two 2011 oil spills destroyed the environment near their community, MSNBC reported. Shell has admitted liability for the spills, ...

Both Shell and lawyers representing Nigerian communities hit by oil spills have claimed victories of sorts in a preliminary trial held in London earlier this year. Between 13 February and 7 March, the ...

Communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta are taking Shell and its former subsidiary to court over oil spill claims that the energy giant denies. London's High Court has rejected Debevoise & Plimpton's bid ...