This is huge!

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that oil-polluted Nigerian communities can sue Shell in English courts.

The decision is a victory for the communities after a five-year battle, and overturns a Court of Appeal ruling.

The Niger Delta communities of more than 40,000 people say decades of pollution have severely affected their lives, health and local environment.

The oil giant had argued it was only a holding company for a firm that should be judged under Nigerian law.

Shell described the legal ruling as disappointing.

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Several Nigerians tried to sue Chevron back in the 1990's and another group started and action around 2005.
At the end of the day the American Supreme court said American companies can't be held liable for their actions by non-Americans. Why! That would be unthinkable! American companies would be sued left right and centre if they were to be held responsible for their crimes against humanity.