The Chevron Pit

A blog maintained by the team working to hold oil giant Chevron accountable for its human rights and environmental abuses in Ecuador

Showing posts with label environmental lawsuit. Show all posts

Showing posts with label environmental lawsuit. Show all posts

Monday, November 19, 2012

Gibson Dunn, Chevron Suffer Another Devastating Setback In $19 Billion Ecuador Case

The U.S. law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is getting hit with a new round of hurt because of its bungling of Chevron’s Ecuador environme...

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Hell Froze Over As Argentina Embargoes Chevron's $2 Billion In Assets

Yesterday, hell froze over when an Argentine court embargoed or, in effect, froze up to potentially $19 billion in Chevron assets in the So...

Friday, November 2, 2012

Not Chump Change: $2 Billion In Chevron Assets Likely Frozen In Argentina Soon

The Ecuadorians, who recently won a $19 billion judgment against Chevron for oil contamination in the Amazon rainforest, have filed a lawsu...

Monday, October 15, 2012

Chevron Facing Wall Street Criticism Over $19 Billion Ecuador Liability

Wall Street analysts rarely take controversial positions on publicly traded companies whose stock is doing well. But Chevron’s mishandling ...

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court Squelches Chevron Appeal On Ecuador Case

The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected Chevron’s latest attempt to block global enforcement of a historic $19 billion environmental judgment...

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