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EDITOR’S NOTE: During the past 15 months, I’ve written some three-dozen posts about a lawsuit being battled by Chevron Corp. in Ecuador. Because I’m a little under the weather, I’m leaving the “heavy lifting” about the latest news to arise about the case to my friend Carter Wood at the National Association of Manufacturers. With [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Chevron Texaco Ecuador Lawsuit'
‘Crude’ Footage Reveals Lies Behind Trial Lawyers’ $27B Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador
August 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments
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Chevron Alleges More Wrongdoing in Ecuador
May 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Richard Cabrera’s name has appeared in posts on this blog nine times during the past 13 months — always in connection with the lawsuit that could cost Chevron Corporation a fortune if an Ecuadoran judge rules against the company. Today, Cabrera’s name surfaced again. In a 54-page filing Friday, officials with the San Ramon, Calif.-based [...]
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Chevron Request for ‘CRUDE’ Footage Approved (Update)
May 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment
The Courthouse News Service reported Monday that Chevron Corp. asked a federal judge Friday to order the release of outtakes from Joseph Berlinger’s 2009 documentary, “CRUDE” (trailer below). Today, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan granted the San Ramon, Calif.-based oil giant’s request, leaving one question unanswered: Will the footage exonerate the company and bring an end [...]
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Chevron Accuses Plaintiff of Lying in $27B Lawsuit
May 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment
During the past 12 months, I’ve published three-dozen posts about the 17-year-old lawsuit Chevron Corp. has been battling in Ecuador. A hotly-contested legal circus in a country where the legal system is corrupt, the case is important, because it has the potential of costing the San Ramon, Calif.-based oil giant $27 billion. Today, I share [...]
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University of Illinois Alums Honor Ecuadoran Crook
April 12th, 2010 · 5 Comments
When I read John Bambenek’s story about Rafael Correa published Sunday at BigGoverment.com, I was disgusted, disappointed and slightly disheartened, but not at all surprised. After all, it was the alumni association at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that honored their alum-turned corrupt Ecuadoran president with the 2009 Madhuri and Jagdish Sheth International Alumni Award [...]
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