WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether companies can be liable in this country for international human rights law violations, a case about Royal Dutch Shell Plc allegedly helping Nigeria violently suppress oil exploration protests in the 1990s.
The justices agreed to hear an appeal by a group of Nigerians who argue they should be allowed to proceed with their lawsuit accusing the oil company of aiding the Nigerian government in human rights violations between 1992 and 1995.
(Reporting by James Vicini, Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)
