Clench your right hand into a fist, then stick out your thumb and index finger. Now, move your hand so that your thumb is slightly above and running parallel to your eyebrows in the center of your forehead. You’ve successfully displayed the international symbol that will soon describe the plaintiffs in the $113 billion “shakedown” [...]
Plaintiffs Behind $113 Billion ‘Shakedown’ Lawsuit Against Chevron on Verge of Being Labeled ‘Losers’
February 11th, 2011 · No Comments
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Ecuadoran Government Officials Play Key Roles in $113 Billion Shakedown Lawsuit Against Chevron
February 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments
EDITOR’S NOTE: Carter Wood of the National Association of Manufacturers’ Shopfloor blog is, perhaps, the only person on the planet who has written as much as I have about the $113 billion lawsuit in which Chevron Corp. is entangled in Ecuador. Below, with his permission, I share his latest article, In Chevron Shakedown, Ecuador’s Government [...]
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Company That Earned Millions from Gulf Cleanup Tangled in Suit That Could Cost Chevron $113B (Update)
January 21st, 2011 · 5 Comments
What do the BP Deepwater Horizon “disaster” of 2010, the $113 billion lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar have in common? Stratus Consulting Inc. of Boulder, Colo., was involved in the first two and, possibly, the third. BP DEEPWATER HORIZON President Barack Obama talked as if he was ready to lock [...]
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CBS News Fails to Offer Updates on $113 Billion Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador – Why?
November 9th, 2010 · 3 Comments
More than 18 months have passed since CBS News aired the 60 Minutes segment, “Amazon Crude,” which painted Chevron Corporation in a particularly bad light for alleged wrongdoing in Ecuador. Now that a laundry list of new and irrefutable facts has surfaced to change the complexion of this case, one has to wonder why the [...]
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Attorney Fails to Persuade Judge in $113B Lawsuit
November 8th, 2010 · 6 Comments
In a 54-page legal opinion issued Saturday, a federal judge in New York painted an ugly portrait of the plaintiffs in the $113 billion lawsuit against Chevron Corporation in Ecuador. That portrait, however, pales in comparison to the smackdown he gave Steven Donziger, the lead attorney for the plaintiff group known as the Amazon Defense [...]
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‘CRUDE’ Excerpts Reveal Much About Filmmaker, Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador
November 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment
For 17 years, Chevron has battled a lawsuit in Ecuador that could end up costing the San Ramon, Calif.-based oil giant as much as $113 billion. I’ve been following the case for much of the past two years — up to and including some big moments that have taken place during the last three weeks. [...]
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Judge: Chevron Can Question, Obtain Evidence From Plaintiff Attorney in $113B Ecuador Lawsuit
October 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan delivered welcome news to Chevron Corporation Wednesday. It arrived in the form of an order from the judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that allows the San Ramon, Calif.-based oil company to take sworn testimony and obtain evidence from attorney Steven Donziger. Who is [...]
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