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18 Jun 2012, 2:53 pm
Briefs submitted June 12, 2012: Supplemental brief of amici curae by Genocide Victims of Krajina Supplemental brief of amici curae by Victims of the Hungarian Holocaust [read post]
8 Jun 2012, 4:08 pm by James Hamilton
While initially the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was viewed as addressing issues strictly at US companies, he continued, the problems were not restricted to just the United States as witnessed by the financial reporting failures of companies throughout many other parts of the world, including Parmalat, Vivendi, Hollinger, Ahold, Royal Dutch Shell, China Aviation and others.Today, more than 40 countries and jurisdictions have adopted similar systems to oversee and regulate auditors… [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 8:05 am by Jess Bravin
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, which had been sued for allegedly instigating human-rights abuses related to its pumping operations in Nigeria, argued that the alien tort law did not apply to corporations. [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 4:03 pm by John Bellinger
Royal Dutch Petroleum, the Supreme Court has ordered the case to be rebriefed and reargued to address the extraterritorial application of the Alien Tort Statute. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 10:06 am by Corporate Action Network
Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum, “Kiobel” has become shorthand for the question of whether corporations may be held civilly liable for international human rights violations under the US Alien Tort Statute (ATS). [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 3:49 pm by Lovechilde
By John Knox, cross-posted from Center for Progressive Reform On February 28, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum, a case with far-reaching implications for efforts to hold corporations accountable when they commit or are complicit in abuses of human rights. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 9:09 pm by Lyle Denniston
   Their lawsuit, a class action claim, targeted a Netherlands firm, Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Co., along with one of its subsidiaries, and a British firm, Shell Transport and Trading Co. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 12:22 am by Kevin LaCroix
”[15] One such example is the landmark $352 million Royal Dutch Shell settlement, which arose from allegations by European investors that Shell overstated its oil and gas reserves.[16] As such, the Netherlands might be the new “place to [read post]
25 Sep 2011, 10:00 pm
Royal Dutch Shell is facing criticism from maritime lawyers, environment groups and offshore safety regulators. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 10:00 pm
Royal Dutch Shell is facing criticism from maritime lawyers, environment groups and offshore safety regulators. [read post]
12 Aug 2011, 10:04 am by Kiera Flynn
  A group of Nigerian plaintiffs recently filed a cert. petition seeking review of the Second Circuit decision halting their lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell. [read post]
24 Jun 2011, 11:39 am by Luke Green
For example, commentators have noted that the Royal Dutch settlement in the Netherlands was pursued by Royal Dutch Shell as much as it was by the investors in an effort to [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 9:26 am by Steven Boutwell
On May 10, 2011, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (“BOEMRE”) approved Royal Dutch Shell’s Exploration Plan S-0744 to better define discoveries announced in 2009 and 2010. (2)  Several environmental groups filed suit in an attempt to block the approved plan. [read post]
11 May 2011, 3:03 pm
Government approved on Wednesday, May 11, a Royal Dutch Shell PLC plan to drill for oil in five locations deep under the Gulf of Mexico. [read post]
11 May 2011, 10:36 am by Maritime Law Staff
Government approved on Wednesday, May 11, a Royal Dutch Shell PLC plan to drill for oil in five locations deep under the Gulf of Mexico. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 1:12 pm by Maritime Law Staff
The Gulf oil spill ban, which was lifted several months ago by the Obama administration, continues to hurt big oil companies such as Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC. [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 11:31 am by Adrian Lurssen
Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum (No Corporate Liability Under AlienTort Claims Act)[By: Santiago Cueto |In: International Law & Trade, Business Torts]18. [read post]