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9 Aug 2016, 5:07 pm
District Court for the Southern District of New York which found that a massive judgment obtained by the Ecuadorian plaintiffs against Chevron for alleged pollution in the Ecuadoran rain forest by Texaco many years ago was, in fact, procured by fraud. [read post]
23 Mar 2016, 4:19 pm
The plaintiffs, a group of Ecuadorians, won a $19 billion judgment in Ecuador against Chevron, but the oil company then “turned the tables” and persuaded a U.S. judge that the Ecuadorian suit involved coercion, bribery and fabricated evidence. [read post]
20 Sep 2015, 8:14 am
The plaintiffs sued in Ontario for the recognition and enforcement of the Ecuadorian judgment. [read post]
11 Sep 2015, 6:28 am
A finding of jurisdiction does nothing more than afford the plaintiffs the opportunity to seek recognition and enforcement of the Ecuadorian judgment. [read post]
11 Sep 2015, 2:55 am
The plaintiff would not have to prove that such assets were present: a good arguable case to that effect would ground jurisdiction. [read post]
6 Sep 2015, 8:03 pm
” The plaintiffs filed suit in Ontario in 2012, prior to the Ecuadorian appeal, for US$18,256,718,000. [read post]
23 May 2015, 9:12 am
“Brad Pitt’s production company has edged out George Clooney’s to win the film rights to a book about the epic, fraud-marred Ecuadorian environmental suit against Chevron, according to two sources with indirect knowledge of the situation. [read post]
10 May 2015, 9:04 am
It discusses a pending appeal before the Second Circuit over Chevron's use of civil RICO to enjoin the enforcement of the Ecuadorian judgment against them. [read post]
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20 Mar 2015, 4:22 am
The plaintiffs, a group of Ecuadorians, won a $19 billion judgment in Ecuador against Chevron, but the oil company then “turned the tables” and persuaded a U.S. judge that the Ecuadorian suit involved coercion, bribery and fabricated evidence. [read post]
26 Aug 2014, 5:44 am
In this case, the plaintiff was an engineer who held a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in engineering. [read post]
8 May 2014, 5:00 am
“It also agreed to assist Chevron with discovery against the Ecuadoran plaintiffs and their New York-based lawyer, Steven Donziger,” as well as hand over its five percent share of any moneys the plaintiffs happen to win when the whole thing is over. [read post]
2 May 2014, 3:00 pm
But the oil giant refused to pay up, and instead filed suit against the plaintiffs' lawyer, claiming that the Ecuadorian judgment was the result of a massive conspiracy and fraud against it. [read post]
3 Apr 2014, 2:47 pm
After all these years, the Ecuadorian plaintiffs deserve to have the recognition and enforcement of the Ecuadorian judgment heard on the merits in an appropriate jurisdiction. [read post]
26 Mar 2014, 3:24 am
In February 2011, the Ecuadorian trial court awarded the plaintiffs an $18 billion judgment (later reduced to $9 billion) against Chevron. [read post]
6 Mar 2014, 9:22 am
A lawsuit was filed 20 years ago to hold the American oil company accountable, and in February 2011 Chevron was found guilty of environmental crimes in Ecuador, and was fined $19 billion by Ecuadorian courts. [read post]
18 Dec 2013, 11:20 pm
Plaintiffs have sought to enforce an $9.2 Billion environmental contamination verdict obtained in Ecuador against Chevron Corp in Canada. [read post]
23 Sep 2013, 4:50 am
“It is now beyond question that efforts by American plaintiffs lawyers and the government of Ecuador to enforce this fraudulent judgment violate Ecuadorian, U.S. and international law. [read post]
18 Sep 2013, 11:12 pm
After the forum non conveniens dismissal, the Lago Agrio plaintiffs sued Chevron in an Ecuadorian court, which entered a $17.2 billion judgment against Chevron. [read post]
31 Aug 2013, 3:31 am
New York attorney Steven Donziger and Ecuadorian plaintiffs Javier Piaguaje and Hugo Camacho filed a petition for writ of mandamus with the federal appeals court in June. [read post]
8 May 2013, 5:58 am
In 2012 the successful plaintiffs sued Chevron Corporation and Chevron Canada Ltd. in Ontario, seeking to have the Ecuadorian judgment enforced there. [read post]
