Shell Wins Bid to Limit British Suit Over Nigeria Delta Oil Spill March 3, 2023 By Jonathan Browning Shell Plc won a bid to limit a British lawsuit over an oil spill off the coast of Nigeria after...
Thousands of Nigerians Join Landmark Lawsuit Against Shell in UK February 2, 2023 By William Clowes More than 13,500 Nigerians joined their communities in a lawsuit against Shell Plc before a landmark UK trial that could...
Massachusetts High Court: Policy Terms, Not Common Law, Control in Loss Prevention Cost Claim January 9, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson In a pollution liability case, the Massachusetts high court has determined that an insurer does not have a common law...
3M Faces Claim in Netherlands Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollution December 14, 2022 The Netherlands’s government is exploring its legal options against chemical giant 3M over pollution in the Dutch part of the...
Call to Phase Out ‘Forever Chemicals’ Gains Investor Momentum December 5, 2022 By Simon Jessop Investors managing $8 trillion in assets have written to the world’s biggest chemicals companies urging them to phase out the...
Vermont School Board to Sue Monsanto Over PCB Contamination That Closed School October 20, 2022 The school board in Vermont’s largest city plans to sue the manufacturer of chemicals that forced the closure of Burlington...
Science Offers Basis for National Climate Damage Claims: Study July 12, 2022 By Mark John A scientific basis exists to calculate how much one country’s carbon emissions have damaged the economy of another, a study...
Rhode Island to Get $15M in Pollution Settlement With Energy Companies April 14, 2022 Rhode Island will get $15 million through a settlement with major oil and gas companies that allegedly polluted the state’s...
3 Firms to Pay $65M to Settle Upstate New York Water Pollution Class Action February 8, 2022 HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $65 million settlement in a class action lawsuit with...
Shell Appeals $2 Billion Court Judgment in Nigerian Oil-Spill Case January 21, 2022 By William Clowes A Nigerian court will hear Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s appeal to overturn an almost $2 billion award against the company...