Litigation
Jan. 5, 2011
Ecuador Plaintiffs Adopt Chevron's Tactics
Ecuadorean plaintiffs seeking billions of dollars in damages from Chevron Corp. in an environmental lawsuit pending in their country are following in the footsteps of the oil giant by bringing the fight to the United States.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Ecuadorean plaintiffs seeking billions of dollars in damages from Chevron Corp. in a pending environmental lawsuit in their country are following in the footsteps of the oil giant by bringing the fight to the United States.
In the last year, San Ramon-based Chevron has relied on 28 U.S.C. 1782, a law designed to allow U.S.-based discovery for use in foreign proceedings, to file dozens...
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