Judge throws out claims against oil producers and traders

Nihal Krishan

12 June 2017

Credit: Thomas Schoch

A federal judge last week dismissed lawsuits against two Shell oil affiliates and other companies accused of rigging the Brent crude oil and derivative futures markets.

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