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Preliminary Settlement Reached in Class Action Between Roxana Residents, Shell Oil

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois recently issued a preliminary order of approval for the settlement of a class action lawsuit between residents of Roxana and Shell Oil Co. This is indicative that the parties have agreed to, at the very least, the basic terms of a settlement. The order, issued Aug. 2 in response to the plaintiff’s unopposed motion for …