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6 Jul 2012, 3:22 am by Lyle Denniston
  They agreed to hear the case of Esther Kiobel, a Nigerian national, who filed the lawsuit for herself, for her late husband, Dr. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 3:19 am
Here's the idea:A lawsuit between Esther Kiobel on behalf of Nigerian residents against Royal Dutch Petroleum and three of its affiliates incorporated in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Nigeria, respectively, was brought in the US under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), 28 U.S.C. [read post]
19 Apr 2013, 10:24 am by Marta Requejo
The case is a class action suit brought by Esther Kiobel on behalf of Nigerian residents against Royal Dutch Petroleum and its affiliates “Shell Transport and Trading Company” and “Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria” (hereinafter referred to as “Shell”). [read post]
1 Oct 2012, 4:55 am by admin
 This week the Court hears cases on topics ranging from affirmative Action, immigration, and habeas corpus and competence  Here’s the calendar; you can read our LII Supreme Court Bulletin case analyses by clicking on the name of the case: Monday, October 1, 2012 10-1491 KIOBEL, ESTHER, ET AL. v. [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 4:06 am by scardenas
The civil lawsuit is brought by Esther Kiobel, on behalf of herself, her late husband Dr. [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 11:52 am by nflatow
     Esther Kiobel, the widow of one of the executed men, as well as other affected Ogoni, sued Shell in U.S. federal court, claiming that it aided and abetted the Nigerian government in its violations of human rights law. [read post]
In 1995, former military ruler Sani Abacha executed the husbands of Esther Kiobel, Victoria Bera, Blessing Eawo, and Charity Levula, along with five other protesters. [read post]
3 Mar 2012, 4:37 pm by Roger Alford
I asked that question of Paul Hoffman, who argued for Esther Kiobel before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, and he said in such a world human rights lawyers would regroup and continue to bring cases under the ATS against corporate officers, and bring diversity or pendant state law claims against the corporations. [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 3:49 pm by Lovechilde
   Esther Kiobel, the widow of one of the executed men, as well as other affected Ogoni, sued Shell in U.S. federal court, claiming that it aided and abetted the Nigerian government in its violations of human rights law. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 9:09 pm by Lyle Denniston
The first case to be heard Tuesday is initially titled in the name of Esther Kiobel, for herself and on behalf of her late husband, Dr. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 6:37 am by Joshua Matz
At the Originalism Blog, Michael Ramsey offers a detailed analysis of Tuesday’s oral argument in Kiobel v. [read post]
1 May 2019, 7:51 am
  One of the four widows, Esther Kiobel had brought a suit against Shell in the United States. [read post]
6 Sep 2016, 7:46 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Bacer 2016)Quite belatedly, I have been thinking about the relationship between framing ideologies and the production of regulatory systems. [read post]