Chevron awarded $28 million in Ecuador legal battle
Nicolas Torres
December 21, 2015
No Comments
Chevron scored another victory Wednesday in an ongoing legal battle tied to 20-year pollution case in Ecuador.
Editors
Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
Search Results for: label/Chevron
Hired Guns And The FCPA
Richard L. Cassin
December 3, 2008
No Comments
A San Francisco jury on Tuesday refused to impose civil liability on Chevron for the deaths and injuries of Nigerian protesters caused by company-paid soldiers. The plaintiffs in Bowoto v. Chevron Corp., (99-2506, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California) accused Chevron of wrongful death, torture, assault, battery and negligence. Chevron had hired Nigerian military […]
After RICO trial win, Chevron demands $32 million from plaintiffs lawyer Donziger for attorneys fees
Richard L. Cassin
March 21, 2014
No Comments
Chevron Corporation asked a federal court Tuesday to award it $32 million for attorneys fees it incurred during a successful fraud and racketeering trial against U.S. lawyer Steven Donziger.
Chevron Pays $30 Million To Settle Oil For Food Violations
Richard L. Cassin
November 14, 2007
No Comments
Chevron Corporation resolved violations under the U.N. Oil-For-Food Program by entering into a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and separate agreements with the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC’s charges against Chevron included violations of the U.S. […]
Patton Boggs pays $15 million to settle Chevron claims
Julie DiMauro
May 8, 2014
1 Comment
D.C. law firm Patton Boggs agreed Wednesday to pay Chevron $15 million to settle allegations that it helped cover up fraudulent evidence in an Ecuador pollution suit against the oil and gas company.
Judge lets Chevron sue Patton Boggs for fraud in Ecuador case
Richard L. Cassin
April 1, 2014
No Comments
Randy Mastro, Chevron’s outside counselA New York federal judge ruled Monday that Chevron can sue Washington, DC’s Patton Boggs for allegedly committing fraud while trying to enforce a multibillion-dollar judgment for environmental damage in Ecuador.
Donziger appeals RICO verdict in Chevron case
Richard L. Cassin
July 8, 2014
No Comments
New York plaintiffs’ lawyer Steven Donziger has appealed a civil racketeering verdict against him growing out of a disputed $9.5 billion environmental award he won against Chevron, Petro Global News said Monday.
Clueless In Quito
Richard L. Cassin
October 14, 2009
No Comments
Our assigned subject is bribery abroad. So naturally some have wondered why we haven’t talked about Chevron’s legal tangle in Ecuador and accusations it might have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act there. A couple of readers — apparently from Ecuador — even sent us what they said was evidence against the American oil company. […]
Chevron suit against Patton Boggs can go ahead, judge says
Richard L. Cassin
May 7, 2014
No Comments
A federal judge last week struck down Patton Bogg’s claims of bad faith against Chevron but let stand counter claims alleging the D.C. law firm joined a fraud and cover up related to a $9.5 billion pollution award in Ecuador, Petro Global News said.
Second Circuit upholds RICO award against Donziger in Chevron litigation
Petro Global News
August 11, 2016
No Comments
A U.S. appeals court affirmed a RICO judgment against American attorney Steven Donziger after he sued Chevron in Ecuador on behalf of indigenous tribes, claiming they were harmed by decades of environmental pollution.