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More than 13,000 people in the West African nation can bring claims against the company, a UK court has ruled British energy multinational Shell can be sued by thousands of Nigerians for oil spills, the High Court in London has ruled. Earlier this year, more than 13,000 farmers and fishers from the Ogale and Bille communities in Nigeria filed claims against the oil major, seeking compensation for infringing their right to a clean environment under the Nigerian constitution. "If the case succeeds at trial, it will be the first time in legal history that a UK multinational will have been found to have breached a com

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