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Litigation

Feb. 10, 2011

Patton Boggs Sues Gibson Dunn in Chevron Case

Patton Boggs LLP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have taken aim at each other in litigation related to an environmental case against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador.


By Rebecca Beyer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Patton Boggs LLP, named by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Chevron Corp. as a co-conspirator last week in an alleged extortion scheme, fired back with a lawsuit on Monday, claiming Gibson Dunn and Chevron are trying to bully it into dropping Ecuadorean plaintiffs suing the oil company for alleged environmental damage.


The lawsuits between the firms are the latest offshoots in a l...

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