English translation of an article published today by the FD.
Nearly eighty years after ‘Pearl Harbor’, Shell wins battle with the U.S. over outstanding war bill
Bert van Dijk
The 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor withdrew the US World War II. It also marked the start of a decades-long lawsuit between Shell and the U.S. government, with Shell now emerging as the winner. Photo: Hugh Gentry / Reuters
In brief
- The US government also has to repay the last cent of interest on previously granted compensation to Shell.
- The payment is a compensation for clean-up costs incurred by Shell and other oil companies at a location where toxic waste was dumped in World War II.
- The judge finds that the US government is responsible for the remediation of the land.
Nearly eighty years after the attack on Pearl Harbor – the culmination of decades of litigation with the United States government – Shell is finally able to put an end to an ongoing legal battle over the disposal of a large amount of toxic waste. Or rather, about the costs of that clean-up. The US now also has to pay the last cent of interest to Shell. read more
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