“You have a new form of business now for trial lawyers which is that they now go to foreign locations and try to root up and play off plaintiffs under circumstances under which legal systems are less well-developed and then try to export those judgments to the United States,” said Charles A. James, executive vice [...]
‘No Good Deed Goes Unpunished’ (Part 2 of 2)
May 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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‘No Good Deed Goes Unpunished’ (Part 1 of 2)
May 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments
“This case is the ultimate embodiment of ‘no good deed goes unpunished,’” said Charles A. James, executive vice president and chief legal counsel at Chevron Corporation, speaking about the 16-year-old, $27 billion lawsuit filed by the Amazon Defense Coalition against Chevron in Ecuador. James shared the opinions above during a conference call with bloggers one [...]
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Following the Money Difficult in Ecuador Lawsuit (Updated)
May 26th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Ask any investigative reporter how best to get to the heart of any controversial issue, and he’ll say, “Follow the money.” Doing that has been difficult, however, when it comes to the Amazon Defense Coalition, the nonprofit organization behind a pending $27 billion environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corporation in Ecuador. For more than a month [...]
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