Chevron in the Gulf

Ever since BP’s disastrous oil spill, there have been no new drilling permits in the Gulf. Well, that’s changed and the first company to get a permit…drum roll please… Chevron. Never mind that they have destroyed the Ecuadorian Amazon. Never mind that they have been sued by indigenous tribes for the death and disease they have caused. Never mind that...

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Ecuadorian and U.S. Judge Base Their Opposing Decisions On Chevron Evidence

So within three weeks of each other, Ecuadorian Judge Nicholas Zambrano and U.S. Judge Lewis Kaplan issued opposing decisions about the massive eco-disaster lawsuit in Ecuador. They have, oddly enough, one thing in common: both are based largely on evidence presented by Chevron.On February 14th, Judge Zambrano awarded the Ecuadorian plaintiffs $9.5...

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U.S. Judge’s Opinion Relied Largely On “Chevron’s Facts” As He Refused To Accept Ecuadorian Plaintiffs’ Evidence

Last week we wrote about Judge Lewis Kaplan channeling Chevron lobbyist in his unprecedented decision to prevent Ecuadorian plaintiffs and their attorneys from enforcing a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron.A close review of that decision has found that Judge Kaplan relied almost completely on the oil giant’s arguments. Prior to hearing and ruling...

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Critical News Coverage Online & UK Spell Out Chevron’s Misconduct

The U.S. mainstream media has ignored largely the charges of misconduct that the Ecuadorians suing Chevron have leveled against the California-based oil giant in U.S. and Ecuadorian courts. Lately, though, some of the company’s unethical and, in some instances, illegal actions are being told in other venues: both online and in the U.K.Online blogger...

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Chevron Tries To Delay Ecuadorians’ Demand For Jury Trial As Oil Giant Continues To Victimize Its Victims

It’s no secret that Chevron is willing to do just about anything to get out of taking responsibility for what they have done to the Ecuadorian Amazon. They have thrown the proverbial kitchen sink at indigenous groups seeking justice for Chevron’s mess. They also have the backing of a U.S. judge who recently issued an outrageous court decision that...

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U.S. Judge Channels Chevron Lobbyist With Judicial Activism …

We wanted to follow up a little more on the recent outrageous decision by Judge Lewis Kaplan prohibiting the enforcement of a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. for its environmental damages in the Ecuadorian Amazon. We blogged about it last week here.Let’s zero in on the “public interest” reasoning Judge Kaplan offered during a hearing on...

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Chevron’s Human Rights Hitmen

Chevron has created the world’s worst environmental disaster. The irreparable damage to the Amazon is heartbreaking. Even worse, Chevron’s irresponsibility has caused poisoning and death of indigenous and rural Ecuadorians. Chevron dumped over 18 billion gallons of toxic waste, but instead of taking responsibility and doing the right thing the oil...

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“Merit of Case Getting Lost” Says Bloomberg Business Week In Cover Story About The Epic Struggle for Justice in the Ecuadorian Rainforest

If you have not seen it yet, a Paul M. Barrett of Bloomberg Business Week has penned a cover story on Steven Donziger’s epic struggle of justice for Chevron’s environmental genocide in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The story is extensive with lots of twist and turns as Barrett makes a valiant effort to cover “both sides” of the story. Yet when you read through...

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A "Slap in the Face" for Ecuadorians Pursuing Justice Against Chevron

Late Monday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the enforcement of a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. over environmental damage in Ecuador's Amazon region.The ruling is outrageous for several reasons, which we will get to below. First, we should note there are serious reservations about...

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Chevron Exposed For 18 Years of Unethical Conduct In Ecuador

Big news came out of New York this week. Plaintiffs from Ecuador – backed by hundreds of pages of exhibits – submitted a new 42-page sworn affidavit, which outlined in stunning detail Chevron’s 18-year effort to undermine justice.Ecuadorian attorney Juan Pablo Saenz in his declaration to U.S. Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District Court of New...

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Chevron Can’t Cover Up Its Amazon Mess By Pointing To Its Own “Audits”

One of the “evidence” Chevron often points to claiming they are not responsible for the environmental damage to the Ecuadorian Amazon is a set of “audits” done by an “independent expert” hired by the big oil company. Chevron’s claims based on these audits are patently false. The audits show the opposite, that Chevron is responsible for the damage at...

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Scapegoating Petroecuador – A Key Chevron Strategy to Evade Justice for Its Ecuadorian Mess

One of Chevron’s key legal strategies to evade justice in Ecuador has been to scapegoat Petroecuador - the state owned oil company. This argument is nothing more than an attempt to sidestep responsibility and whitewash history. Let’s explain this a bit more.So, Chevron has argued to both U.S. and Ecuadorian courts that Petroecuador is the only party...

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U.S. Investigations Into Wastewater Raise Similar Concerns As In Ecuador

U.S. investigations into hydrofracking — a drilling method to tap natural gas resources — revealed the same findings of an Ecuadorian judge who recently awarded $8.6 billion in damages to a group of indigenous tribes suing Chevron for oil contamination in the Amazon rainforest. The judge found that wastewater generated by Chevron’s oil exploration...

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