Editorial illustration accompanying a review of Shell-related U.S. and Australian court records.
21 October 2026. This is a dated selection based on the primary records identified below. U.S. docket reports were retrieved on 20–21 October; Australian decisions are reported at their stated dates. Unverified leads are explicitly labelled and attributed; unchecked later proceedings are identified. Neither is used to support a firm current-status claim.
A review of three PACER exports changes the picture in an earlier U.S. court-docket draft. Some cases have been dismissed. Others continue, but Shell has left the case, appears only as a parent company or creditor, or participates in a coordinated proceeding already represented elsewhere in the results. A missing closing date cannot answer whether a claim against Shell remains pending.
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Two veteran Shell employees working aboard the Prelude floating LNG facility off Western Australia have lost their attempt to secure substantially reduced working arrangements as they move toward retirement.
THE SHELL LEAKS FILES
Disclosure Ruling Is Followed by a Timetable to Preserve Evidence
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