Law360, New York (May 30, 2012, 3:33 PM ET) -- An Alaska federal judge on Tuesday threw out a portion of Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.'s suit against Greenpeace Inc. seeking to prevent interference with drilling operations, but expanded a restraining order blocking activists from barricading or occupying its drilling ships bound for the Arctic.
U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason said that Shell failed to state a claim for its allegations of public nuisance, tortious interference with contractual relations and past acts of conversion, but kept alive the rest of the complaint, including claims of...
Judge Trims Shell Suit Over Greenpeace Drilling Protests
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