Below is a post written by Karen Hinton, former U.S. spokesperson for the Ecuadorians suing Chevron for payment of a $19 billion Ecuador judgment for the massive contamination of the Amazon rainforest.
On Oil Disasters: BP Took Responsibility; Chevron Hired Lawyers To Escape Justice
There’s nothing like watching unadulterated corporate thuggery...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The Ugly Truth Behind the Burford-Chevron Settlement
Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
It is becoming increasingly clear that Chevron’s so-called “settlement” with Burford Capital, a publicly-traded litigation hedge fund that had helped to finance the historic Ecuador environmental case, is beset by serious ethical problems. Just like the Stratus “settlement” that preceded it, this latest gambit by the oil giant will not diminish in...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Note to Chevron: Your Trial Lawyers At Gibson Dunn Need Some Serious Help
Posted on Monday, April 22, 2013
It is becoming increasingly clear that Chevron’s high-priced legal team in the $19 billion Ecuador case lacks basic trial skills.
One of the most intriguing sights in the three-day hearing last week in New York on a discovery dispute related to the case was not the fact Chevron trucked in about 35 lawyers for the event.
It was that...
Harvard University Hosts Representatives of Ecuadorians With $19 Billion Judgment Against Chevron
Posted on Monday, April 22, 2013
Harvard University's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is hosting representatives of the Ecuadorian indigenous groups who sued for and won a $19 billion judgment in Ecuador against Chevron for massive oil contamination.
They will discuss their two-decade effort to force Chevron to pay the judgment. Chevron has refused, defying the Ecuador courts...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Truth Behind The Stratus Affidavits
Posted on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Scientific Evidence Against Oil Giant Remains Overwhelming
The Stratus affidavits did not change anything for Chevron's perilous legal position in the Ecuador environmental case where it faces a $19 billion liability, as well as asset seizure actions in Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.
In a classic misdirection move designed to distract attention from...
Friday, April 12, 2013
U.S. Appeals Court To Hear Request To Remove Biased Judge In Ecuador Case
Posted on Friday, April 12, 2013
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals -- the same court that stopped cold Chevron's effort to block enforcement of the $19 billion Ecuador judgment in 2012 -- has agreed to hear arguments by the Ecuadorians on why U.S. trial court judge Lewis A. Kaplan is continuing to engage in acts of insubordination from the bench.
The decision by the appellate court...
Saturday, April 6, 2013
More Revelations About Chevron’s Paid Witness & Its Miami Lawyer, Andres Rivero
Posted on Saturday, April 06, 2013
Chevron not only is lying to
a U.S. court about what happened in the historic Ecuadorian trial that the oil
giant lost, it also offered a $1 million bribe to turn evidence against the Ecuadorians
and their lawyers, testified an Ecuador judge in a legal declaration filed yesterday in the
Southern District Court of New York.
Ecuador Judge Nicolás Zambrano,...
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Take That Chevron: There's A First Amendment After All
Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2013
Chevron took a severe punch yesterday in its home state of California when a judge there ruled to ditch the oil giant's subpoena against an environmental group that has been highly critical of the company concerning its massive contamination of the Ecuadorian rainforest. See Reuters story below.
"I must err on the side of protecting the First Amendment...
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