Conversation so far:
Why was there a Ken Saro-Wiwa family lawsuit?
The Wiwa family lawsuits against Royal Dutch Shell were three separate lawsuits brought by the family of Ken Saro-Wiwa against Royal Dutch Shell
Was Ken Saro-Wiwa's family directly affected by the lawsuits against Shell?
Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed in the the 1995 judicial hangings of the Ogoni Nineen Saro-Wiwa
Are there any other interesting aspects about this Ken Saro-Wiwa article on Family lawsuits against Royal Dutch Shell besides that Wiwa was executed in the the 1995 judicial hangings of the Ogoni Nineen Saro-Wiwa?
The Ken Saro-Wiwa Family cases were brought under the Alien Tort Statute, a 1978 statute giving non-US citizens the right to file suits for international human rights violations
Was Ken Saro-Wiwa represented by anyone?
The settlement was made just days before the trial, which had been brought by Ken Saro-Wiwa's son, was due to begin in New York.
What did Shell have to say about the settlement in regards to the the 1995 judicial hangings of the Ogoni Nineen Saro-Wiwa
Shell stated the payment was a humanitarian gesture and a gesture of sympathy, denying culpability in the death of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the deaths of the Ogoni Nine.
Who won the Saro-Wiwa family lawsuit against Shell?
Shell settled out-of-court with the Ken Saro-Wiwa family for $15.5 million.

Question: When did they settle?
Self-contained rewrite: When did Shell settled out-of-court with the Saro-Wiwa family for $15.5 million?