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Judge Halts Any Ecuadorean Pollution Award Against Chevron
Posted on 10 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) A federal judge took the unusual step Tuesday of blocking a potential multi-billion-dollar judgment against Chevron Corp. for environmental damage in Ecuador for at least 28 days after concluding that lawyers representing 30,000 Ecuadoreans... Read More

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Chevron Asks Court To Block $9.5 Billion Award
Posted on 21 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) A Chevron Corp. lawyer said Friday that the company will not apologize for damage that an oil company it purchased is accused of causing to Ecuador's rainforest even though the refusal means a $9.5 billion judgment against it will... Read More

Tags: Ecuador , Texaco , pollution , Hyman , Judgment , Kaplan , oil , Litigation , Mastro , lawsuit , Chevron , First Amendment , punitive , rainforest

Appeals Court In New York City Puts Chevron On Defensive
Posted on 12 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) A lawyer for energy company Chevron found himself on the defensive Tuesday as he argued that it was urgent that the courts protect the company from an $18 billion judgment against it in Ecuador over damage done to the Ecuadorean rain forest... Read More

Tags: Ecuador , Texaco , pollution , rain forest , Amazon , Pooler , Litigation , Mastro , Chevron , 2nd Circuit