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Chevron described the lawsuit as an "extortion scheme" and refused to pay the fine. [4] In November 2013, the international arbitration tribunal issued a partial award in favor of Chevron and its subsidiary, Texaco Petroleum Company. The tribunal found Chevron not liable for environmental claims in Ecuador. [18]
Pablo Fajardo in conversation with Silver Donald Cameron about his work.. Pablo Fajardo Mendoza (or Pablo Fajardo) is an Ecuadorian lawyer and activist. He led the litigation against Chevron Corporation related to the environmental disaster he alleged was caused by the oil operations of Texaco (acquired by Chevron Corporation in 2001) in the Lago Agrio oil field between 1964 and 1990.
We’re talking about harm to people and the environment that was done in a deliberate manner.” [2] Eventually, the Ecuador Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and Chevron was ordered to pay $9.5 billion to the Amazon Defense Coalition as repercussions for their environmental damage. [3] However, Chevron appealed for the case, stating that ...
The Supreme Court dealt a major setback to the oil industry Monday, refusing to block lawsuits from California and other blue states that seek billions of dollars in damages for the effects of ...
Steven Robert Donziger (born September 14, 1961) [1] [2] is an American attorney known for his legal battles with Chevron, particularly Aguinda v. Texaco, Inc. and other cases in which he represented over 30,000 farmers and indigenous people who suffered environmental damage and health problems caused by oil drilling in the Lago Agrio oil field of Ecuador.
One of the most cited reports on environmental damage to Lago Agrio is Amazon Crude written by Judith Kimerling for the Natural Resources Defence Council. [19] This report, which covers the Oriente region more broadly, includes a prediction that Ecuador's entire oil reserves would have been depleted by 2005 if the 1991 rate of 100 million ...
Rearden represented Chevron in its countersuit against Donziger, [9] an environmental lawyer who brought a class action case against Chevron related to environmental damage and health effects caused by oil drilling. [10] On March 2, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [11]
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