Litigation
Feb. 16, 2011
Chevron Loses, But Ecuador Can't Collect
Ecuadoreans have won an $8.6 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. in an environmental case but the oil company secured orders preventing the plaintiffs attorneys from trying to collect.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Ecuadoreans suing Chevron Corp. for alleged environmental damage in their country won a minimum $8.6 billion judgment Monday, but for the time being, their attorneys can't take steps to collect the money.
Last week, the San Ramon-based oil company won two rulings barring enforcement of any judgment out of the South American country. Chevron has gone on the offensive in the past ye...
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