Listening to the radio in the car this morning, I heard a spot for InJustice, a documentary about greed and corruption in the judicial system in the United States that’s set to air July 11 at 10 p.m. Eastern on the Reelz Channel. Intrigued, I did some digging. After watching the trailer (above), I concluded [...]
Documentary Exposes America’s Lawsuit Industry
July 5th, 2011 · No Comments
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What Will Be The Outcome of the Amazon Defense Coalition’s Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador?
June 11th, 2009 · 10 Comments
Life in the Oriente Region of Ecuador is full of danger, mystery and intrigue. Located along the border with Colombia in the northeast part of the country, the region is home to ancient people groups who depend largely upon the resources of the Amazon River basin for their survival. It’s home to thousands of exotic [...]
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‘No Good Deed Goes Unpunished’ (Part 2 of 2)
May 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
“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 [...]
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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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Blogger Targeted by ‘Spin’ in $27 Billion Lawsuit (Updated)
May 4th, 2009 · 5 Comments
For most of the past three weeks, I’ve been trying to learn as many details as possible about the a $27 billion class-action lawsuit pitting the Amazon Defense Coalition against Chevron. Only last night, however, did I come to realize fully how large the stakes are in this 16-year-old lawsuit being tried in a court [...]
Tags: · amazon, Bob McCarty, chevron, Class-Action Lawsuit, ecuador, Environment
Blogger Investigating $27 Billion Lawsuit Against Chevron, Sending Correspondent to Ecuador (Updated)
April 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments
“Big Oil” is under siege. Nowhere, however, are the stakes higher than in Ecuador. Within six months, a judge in that country is expected to issue a decision in a class-action environmental lawsuit that could cost San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron Oil Company $27 billion. To learn more about the case, I will soon travel with [...]
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Summary of Appearance on Curtis Sliwa Show (Updated)
January 1st, 2009 · No Comments
I just finished my appearance tonight on The Curtis Sliwa Show, a program broadcast on ABC Radio Network’s flagship station, 77 WABC in New York City and carried on stations ranging from Boston and Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles. In my “Alert” post earlier today, I mentioned that host Curtis Sliwa and I would be [...]
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