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Aug. 10, 2016
Plaintiffs in Ecuadorian pollution case can't collect $8.6 billion judgment from Chevron
Ecuadorian plaintiffs cannot collect an $8.65 billion pollution judgment against Chevron Corp. in the U.S., a federal appeals court said Monday, affirming a lower court ruling that said the award was obtained through corrupt practices by the plaintiffs' attorney.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Ecuadorian plaintiffs cannot collect an $8.65 billion pollution judgment against Chevron Corp. in the U.S., a federal appeals court said Monday, affirming a lower court ruling that said the award was obtained through corrupt practices by the plaintiffs' attorney.
The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the original Ecuadorian trial judgment can still be...
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