An Illinois federal court granted class certification on Tuesday to a group of residents who alleged that Shell Oil and other owners and operators of Wood River Refinery let hazardous benzene contaminate their nearby properties and water supply.
Illinois Federal Court Allows Roxana Benzene Contamination Claims to Proceed Against Shell
September 3, 2013
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. –– The Illinois federal court overseeing the benzene-related litigation filed by the Village of Roxana against Shell Oil Co., has denied defense efforts to dismiss the claims, finding in part that the public health and safety concerns weighed in favor of the town.
In the Aug. 26 order, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois rejected Shell’s attempts to dismiss the claims on preemption and statute of limitations grounds.
The Village of Roxana started the instant case by filing 230 separate state court lawsuits. In each case, the Village argued that a petroleum …
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Refinery Neighbors Earn Class Cert. In Shell Pollution Suit
Law360, New York (September 03, 2013, 6:57 PM ET) — An Illinois federal court granted class certification on Tuesday to a group of residents who alleged that Shell Oil and other owners and operators of Wood River Refinery let hazardous benzene contaminate their nearby properties and water supply.
Judge G. Patrick Murphy ruled that the residents…
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
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