Wednesday, October 22, 2014

A Hard Look at NOW's Support for Chevron In Ecuador Case Raises Ethical Concerns

NOW’s Elaine Wood Questioned About Failure to Tell Appellate Court About Her Business Ties to Chevron  The relationship between the National Organization for Women ("NOW") and Chevron in the Ecuador pollution case is getting even more interesting. (For background, see this press release where Ecuadorian women criticized...

Monday, October 20, 2014

Chevron Paying Big Bucks to NOW and Others for "Friend of the Court" Briefs In Ecuador Case

U.S. Women's Advocates Cash Chevron Checks and Then Abandon Indigenous Women In Ecuador. Is It Worth It? Increasingly isolated in its Ecuador pollution case, Chevron is paying for "friend of the court" briefs by supposedly independent parties such as the National Organization for Women ("NOW") that are designed to back the company's faltering defense...

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Chevron Lawyer Randy Mastro Resorts to Dirty Tricks In Ecuador Pollution Case

Chevron lawyer Randy Mastro again appears to be engaging in dirty tricks in a last-ditch effort to rescue the oil company from its worsening legal troubles related to its $9.5 billion liability in Ecuador. Through backdoor manuevering, Mastro is trying to influence the New York federal appellate court that is hearing Chevron's defense of its ill-fated...

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Chevron Faces Risk of "Spectacular Implosion" In Ecuador Pollution Case

One of Chevron's many dark secrets -- one company management desperately tries to hide from  shareholders  -- is that its RICO defense in the Ecuador pollution case faces the risk of a "spectacular implosion" in the coming months. At least that's the informed opinion of somebody in one of the best positions to assess the case. That person...