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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Breach of Lease Agreement in Nigeria
In May 2007, the high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria ordered Royal Dutch Shell to pay six billion naira (US$147 million) in damages to three local communities for breaching a lease agreement on land on which it has staff residential quarters. The communities claimed Shell’s exploration activities have harmed the local environment. Shell filed an appeal for a stay of execution of the judgment.
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- International
- Contracting Party
- International
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Judgment Against Defendant
- Date of Appeal Announcement
- 6/11/2007
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