Comments on: Lobbyist’s Disclosure Documents Raise Serious Questions in Chevron-Ecuador Lawsuit

By: hotoffthepress2

hotoffthepress2 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:08:41 +0000

Mattlevitch — Whatcha been smokin’, dude, that would cause you to believe what you’re dishin’ out?

By: mattl

mattl — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:57:35 +0000

hotoffthepress2 – Interesting that you mention the “bribery” incident alleged by ChevronTexaco in the lawsuit in Ecuador. The videotapes that the corporation touted as demonstrating the Ecuadoran court’s corruption and inability to conduct a fair trial showed nothing of the sort. What they clearly demonstrate is ChevronTexaco’s intent to subvert the legal process, including possible violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a U.S. law that prohibits American businesses from bribing foreign officials. This would not be a first for the company. The fact is that in this instance, ChevronTexaco appears to have hired a convicted drug trafficker, with no connection to environmental remediation as he claimed in the video, to set up and film the primary incident. Another man involved in filming these tapes is a former ChevronTexaco contractor who it turns out is currently being paid by — you guessed it — ChevronTexaco. The company now admits as much, whereas it previously stated that it had no contact with any of the principles involved before the tapes surfaced, a blatant lie. Moreover, the “Ecuadoran official” who appears in the video is actually car salesman with no connections to the government or ruling party of Ecuador as alleged. The company’s assertion that the trial judge was implicated in the discussion is also not backed up by content of the tapes. Bottom line: this was a hoax orchestrated by the company and its PR operatives in a pathetic attempt to corrupt the legal process in Ecuador. It has blown up in the company’s face.

By: hotoffthepress2

hotoffthepress2 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:53:28 +0000

Bill -- One needs not "understand the law" to recognize the fact that there is a foreign entity is involved. You need only look at my posts about bribery allegations involved in this case to see that the government of Ecuador appears to have been intimately involved in the case.

By: Bill Hamilton

Bill Hamilton — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:47:45 +0000

Ben Barnes can defend himself, but it’s clear you don’t understand the law. The test is whether you are paid by and/or take direction from a foreign entity. Barnes, as I understand it, represents American lawyers and non-profit groups seeking to resolve a 16-year-old lawsuit against Chevron/Texaco. The case was filed in the U.S. and moved to Ecuador’s courts at Chevron’s insistence. It hasn’t worked out so well for Chevron, but that’s not the fault of either Barnes or Ecuador.

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