Lawyers for the plaintiffs suing Chevron Corporation submitted fraudulent reports to an Ecuadorian court claiming dangerous contamination was found at Amazon oil well sites, the original technical expert for the plaintiffs revealed in sworn testimony last week, according to company officials. As one who has written more than 30 posts about the case, I view [...]
Plaintiffs’ Expert Reveals Fraud in Ecuador Lawsuit
April 5th, 2010 · No Comments
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Expert Says Bribery Video ‘Authentic and Unaltered’
March 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
An expert working for Ecuador’s Judiciary Council has filed a report this week, stating that the videotapes Chevron Corporation officials provided to the government of Ecuador and the U.S. Department of Justice six months ago are authentic and unaltered. As a result, charges levied by the Amazon Defense Coalition, plaintiff in a 16-year-old, $27 billion [...]
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Conflict of Interest in $27B Suit Against Chevron
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments
Loyal readers of this blog will remember the name of Richard Cabrera as one that has appeared in a half-dozen posts on this blog, including one in which I asked the question, What Will Be The Outcome of the Amazon Defense Coalition’s Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador? Thanks to news that broke today out of [...]
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I’ve Been Trashed by the Huffington Post (Update)
December 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Last night, I learned my blogging efforts had provoked a virtual attack by the folks at the ultra-liberal Huffington Post. Eight months ago, I began reporting on the bogus lawsuit Chevron Corporation has been fighting in Ecuador for more than 16 years. To date, I’ve published more than a dozen posts about the case — [...]
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New Post Highlights ‘Web of Influence’ Entangling Chevron Corporation in Bogus Ecuador Lawsuit
October 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
If you’ve been following my extensive coverage — more than two-dozen posts during the past six months — about the bogus lawsuit Chevron Corporation has been fighting in Ecuador for more than 16 years, you should appreciate a new post at The Amazon Post blog. Full of interactive graphics, the post offers telling snapshots of [...]
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Massachusetts Congressman Blasts Chevron (Updated)
October 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
“CRUDE” is not only the name of an anti-Chevron film by Joe Berlinger, but it aptly describes the behavior of ultra-liberal Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) during the film’s Washington, D.C., premier Friday at the E Street Theater. A telling audio clip, courtesy Carter Wood at the Shop Floor blog, reveals how McGovern began by “licking [...]
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Lobbyist’s Disclosure Documents Raise Serious Questions in Chevron-Ecuador Lawsuit
October 15th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Today, I offer evidence suggesting Ben Barnes, lobbyist for the plaintiff in a lawsuit that could cost San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron $27 billion, has been reading this blog. It takes a while to explain, but I think you’ll find it offers worthwhile and relevant information about the Chevron lawsuit now being tried in a thoroughly-corrupt [...]
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