Law Office Management
Jun. 15, 2012
Ecuadorans Sue Chevron in Canada
Ecuadoran plaintiffs have sued Chevron in Canada for refusing to pay an $18 billion judgment.
Ecuadoran plaintiffs have sued Chevron in Canada for refusing to pay the $18 billion judgment imposed on the oil giant in their homeland for environmental damage to the rain forest, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Chevron contends that the suit is a shakedown and the verdict was the result of judicial corruption in Ecuador. The plaintiffs sued in Canada in an effort to seize Chevron assets there. The company has extensive operations in Canada.
Riley Guerin
rguerin@journaltech.com
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