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Okpabi y otros (recurrentes) vs. Royal Dutch Shell Plc y otra (demandadas)

Las demandantes en esta causa son las comunidades ogale y bille del Estado de Rivers, Nigeria, quienes representan a aproximadamente 50.000 personas. Denunciaban daño ambiental generalizado, incluyendo contaminación de la napa freática, causado por derrames de petróleo de la Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). Las dos demandadas son Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDS), la empresa matriz de RU, y SPDC, una subsidiaria de PDS registrada en Nigeria.

Okpabi and others (Appellants) v. Royal Dutch Shell Plc and another (Respondents)

The claimants in this action are the Ogale and Bille communities in Rivers State, Nigeria, representing approximately 50,000 individuals. The claimants allege widespread environmental damage, including groundwater contamination, as the result of oil spills by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). The two defendants are Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDS), the UK parent company, and SPDC, a Nigerian-registered subsidiary of RDS.