Comments on: What Will Be The Outcome of the Amazon Defense Coalition’s Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador?

By: hotoffthepress2

hotoffthepress2 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:57:13 +0000

Hey V. Kaplain,

I trust the Chevron folks. Do I trust you? Not so much. As I said in a reply to one of your comments on another of my Chevron posts, I find it hard to take you seriously, since the IP address ( 190.154.65.27 ) attached to your comment leads to Quito, Ecuador. I’m guessing you’re a paid shill for the Amazon Defense Coalition. How much of the anticipated $27 billion judgment will you receive? Inquiring minds want to know!

By: V. Kaplan

V. Kaplan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:53:23 +0000

Bob, I might suggest you call back Mr. Robertson, the Chevron PR flak, and rephrase your question regarding his corporation’s payments to the court-appointed scientific experts in this case. As it turns out, we can find the signature of Rodrigo Perez Pallares, Chevron’s long-time legal representative in Ecuador, on checks worth more than $20,000 to Dr. Marcelo Munoz, the court-appointed scientific expert who just last week turned in the final report on oil well site contamination as evidence, requested by Chevron, for consideration in the trial.

That’s just the way it works in Ecuador, where Chevron wanted this trial. Each side pays the experts appointed by the court to gather evidence.

Your readers might also want to know that Chevron previously had accepted the appointment as a court expert Richard Cabrera, the person who oversaw the damages assessment. Why is it that Cabrera’s resume makes the grade when the scientific results look good for Chevron, and the minute the evidence reveals Chevron’s culpability, suddenly Cabrera’s not the trustworthy, objective, respected scientist he once was in Chevron’s eyes?

By: hotoffthepress2

hotoffthepress2 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:52:51 +0000

For someone afraid to use his/her real name, you sure are bold — NOT. I base my coverage of the Chevron Ecuador lawsuit upon facts, not upon Amazon Defense Coalition PR spin (i.e., Karen Hinton) and trial lawyer creativity. You ought to try using that gray matter inside your skull once in a while. It’s amazing what you might discover.

By: everyone

everyone — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:50:55 +0000

I don’t understand your attacks…first of all, this has been an ongoing struggle since the 70′s, and if the suit was filed in 1993…then why are you linking it with trying to squeeze money from the big Oil companies. Have you been to the Amazon? I’ve seen pictures of children with big puss oozing from their faces, because they live close to open oil pits where Chevron disposed of thousands of tons of waste, thinking, eh, it’s remote, who cares? They have polluted these peoples homeland, they have reeked havoc on our eco system. Do you have any scope outside of your financial fears? Steve Donziger has donated alot of time to help the indigenous people…no one spends the time that he has, without getting paid, unless he his conscience felt it was the right thing to do. Do you ever do anything because your conscience tells you to, Bob?
Or do you just sit in your laz-e-boy chair and bitch about everybody else…don’t answer, i already know.

By: hotoffthepress2

hotoffthepress2 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:54:30 +0000

Jack, you must be on the payroll of the ADC.

By: Jack Sandberg

Jack Sandberg — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:49:17 +0000

Actual research and presentation of the unbiased facts is what differentiates real journalists from conspiracy theorists. Unfortunately, this article shows that Mr. McCarty falls into the latter category.

The judicial system of Ecuador is not like ours in the U.S. A court appointed expert is not paid by one side or the other, but rather the costs are shared between both parties. Your findings only show that the plaintiffs followed the court’s order to pay the court appointed expert for its work. It does not show bias or a deeply hidden conspiracy to influence the expert.

Sorry, but you are simply blowing smoke on this one and deceiving your readers into believing in a conspiracy that does not exist.