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Chevron CEO Ordered to Testify in Ecuadorian Pollution Case

new yorK (Orlando Sentinel) — A judge on Tuesday ruled that Chevron Corp's chief executive must testify in the U.S.

Ecuadorian Judge Denies Chevron Bribe Claims in US Court

new yorK (Fox Business) — The Ecuadorean judge who issued an $18.2 billion USD verdict against Chevron Corp has denied bribery allegations made by another judge who presided over the landmark pollution case in the South A

Chevron Withdraws Claim Against Ecuador in Pollution Lawsuit

new yorK, ny, united states — Oil giant Chevron this week told New York federal judge Lewis A.

Chevron Dealt Another Blow From US Courts in Ecuador Pollution Suit

united states, NEW ORLEANS, LA — The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans last week denied oil giant Chevron’s appeal to shield an expert from discovery obligations in the ongoing legal battle between the company and E

Expert Switches Sides in Ecuador's Chevron Pollution Case

QUITO (Fuel Fix) — An author and petroleum engineer who used to work for the lawyers suing Chevron has given the company a sworn statement in which he accuses his former colleagues of trying to dictate, in advance,

Ecuadorean Chevron Suit Moves to Canadian Court

TORONTO (Associated Press) — A $19-billion environmental lawsuit over black sludge that seeped into an Ecuadorian rainforest a generation ago makes its Canadian courtroom debut on November 29. The Ontario Superior Court i

Ecuador Indigenous Group Plans to Fight Amazonian Oil Exploration

QUITO, Ecuador — On November 28, Ecuador is due to open its 11th oil-licensing round, in which 13 oil blocks will go on sale covering 4 million hectares in the Amazonian provinces of Pastaza and Morona Santiago.

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  • US Judge Sets Trial Date for Chevron Accusations of Fraud

    new yorK (Insurance Journal) — A U.S.

    Ecuadorian Court Orders Seizure of Chevron Assets

    QUITO (Energy Global) — As part of an ongoing lawsuit between Chevron and plaintiffs from various Amazonian villages, an Ecuadorian court has ordered the seizure of approximately $200 million USD worth of the company's as

    US Supreme Court Decides Against Hearing Chevron's $19 Billion USD Judgement

    WASHINGTON DC (Environment News Service) — Chevron today lost its U.S. Supreme Court bid to block global enforcement of a $19 billion USD judgment by an Ecuadorean court in a long legal fight over contamination of the Amazon rainforest.

    Payment Deadline Comes and Goes for Chevron’s Ecuador Environmental Lawsuit

    Ecuador, LAGO AGRIO — Oil giant Chevron has not complied with a court-ordered August 6 deadline for payment of a $19 billion USD fine for environmental damage resulting from one of the world’s largest oil contaminations

    Ecuador's US Claim Against Chevron Progressing

    NEW YORK CITY (ABC) — A judge who once tried to stop collection worldwide of an $18 billion environmental judgment in Ecuador against energy company Chevron continued his criticisms of the awar

    Ecuadorian Plaintiffs File Chevron Suit in Canada

    ONTARIO (CBC news) — Plaintiffs who won a $18 billion US pollution judgment against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador say they've begun their campaign to collect the money, filing suit against the company in Canada.

    Chevron Responsible for “War-Like Scenes” in Ecuadorian Amazon, Kennedy Essay Stated

    QUITO, Ecuador — In the latest skirmish in the long-term battle over oil giant Chevron’s alleged pollution of the Ecuadorian rainforest, campaigners have highlighted an essay by environmental lawyer Robert F.

    Ecuador Spill Is “Chevron’s Chernobyl?”

    QUITO, Ecuador — The long-term war of words between U.S.

    New York Court Asked to Free Up Chevron Compensation Funds

    new yorK, ny (The Guardian (United Kingdom)) — Residents of the Amazon Basin area in northern Ecuador, who say their health and environment were damaged when oil firm Texaco dumped toxic waste into their water supply, are asking a New York

    Court Rules Ecuador Must Pay Chevron

    THE HAGUE (Courthouse News Service) — The arbitration tribunal at The International Court of Justice at The Hague has ordered the government of Ecuador to pay oil company Chevron and its subsidiary Texaco $96 million USD for “undue del

    Judge Halts $18 Billion USD Watershed Pollution Claim Against Chevron

    new yorK, united states — An American judge has extended his temporary ban on the collection of $18 billion USD in damages from Chevron for pollution in parts of the Amazon watershed.

    Ecuador Appeals $8.6 Billion USD Ruling in Chevron Case

    LAGO AGRIO (Reuters) — Residents of the Ecuadorean jungle who sued U.S. oil company Chevron Corp over environmental damages are appealing the recent court ruling that awarded them $8.6 billion USD.

    Chevron Files RICO Lawsuit Against Ecuador’s Lawyers

    QUITO (San Francisco Chronicle (United States)) — Chevron Corp.