Chevron Lawyers Sanctioned Four Times in Eco-Disaster Case

For the fourth time, Chevron has been sanctioned for improper conduct in both U.S. and Ecuadorian courts. The sanctioned behavior ranges from attempting to overwhelm the Ecuadorian court by filing in a short time frame over...

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Chevron Sting Operative Tries to Quash Subpoena and Avoid TestimonyIt appears lawyers for Chevron operative Diego Borja are being very careful not to deny the shocking charges that Borja made about the oil giant's evidence tampering in the multi-billion oil contamination lawsuit filed by indigenous tribes in the Ecuadorian rainforest. Two federal...

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Chevron Dumped Toxic Formation Water Directly Into The Rainforest

From 1964 to 1990, Chevron dumped 18 billion gallons of toxic formation water directly into the rainforest instead of re-injecting it deep into the ground, the standard practice during this time in the United States and other countries. Without regard to the impact upon the environment and human health, Chevron designed this practice to save money....

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How Big A Lie Will $8 Million Buy?

Han Shan of Amazon Watch answers the question of how big a lie $8 million will buy. He writes an interesting blog about a Chevron consultant who says the oil giant has never harmed the environment or human health in its...

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Chevron Lawyers Sanctioned and Fined for Obstructing Environmental Lawsuit in Ecuador

Last week Judge Nicolas Zambrano ruled that Chevron lawyers Alberto Racines and Diego Larrea tried to obstruct the multi-billion lawsuit the oil giant faces in Ecuador by repeatedly filling the same motions in an apparent effort to stall the case. Another Chevron lawyer Patricio Campuzano was sanctioned for the same reason in 2009. On August 5th, Chevron...

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Chevron’s Spies Deposed: Will They Tell The Truth?

Chevron employee Diego Borja and drug felon Wayne Hansen had their 15 minutes of fame over a year ago when Chevron unveiled videos that the two men had made secretly with a spy pen and spy watch. Chevron’s purpose in releasing the videos was to discredit an Ecuadorian judge, whom the oil giant expected to rule against the company in a multi-billion...

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Chevron Condemned for Contamination in Rainforest by Ecuador Bishop

As Chevron scrambles to defend itself against outrage over its latest ad campaign, a Bishop who lives where Chevron contaminated the Ecuadorian rainforest, has condemned the company for its actions in a letter to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Gonzalo Lopez Marañon, Bishop of Seleuciana, called on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to...

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Chevron Throws Out The “Communities They’re A Part Of” At Shareholders’ Meeting

The Real AdThis past May, Chevron threw out of its shareholders’ meeting in Houston 20 people who had traveled from Nigeria, Burma, the Philippines, Angola and Ecuador — all places where Chevron has explored for oil and...

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Chevron Using Ad Campaign to Cover-up Ecuador Environmental Disaster

In the face of an pending potential multi-billion liability in Ecuador for illegally dumping billions of gallons of toxic waste directly into the Ecuadorian rainforest, Chevron has unveiled a new ad campaign titled "We Agree." The advertising campaign – a slick, multi-million dollar investment in image management by the company, seeks to trumpet all...

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Expert: Chevron Responsible for 10,000 People at Risk of Cancer

A new expert analysis has estimated that some 10,000 residents of the Ecuadorian Amazon face a sharply increased risk of contracting cancer in the coming decades due to heightened exposure to oil waste due to Chevron's substandard oil-extraction operation in that region from 1964-1990. This expert analysis, filed in the Ecuadorian court hearing a landmark...

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Chevron Ecuador Scientific Expert Suffers Blow to Credibility

Chevron's lead expert in its massive Ecuador environmental trial suffered an embarrassing blow to his credibility earlier this year, putting the credibility of his scientific work in Ecuador further into question. The expert, named John Connor, testified in a Mississippi case against the oil giant that Chevron could not have been responsible for any...

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