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Litigation

Jan. 31, 2012

No end in sight for Ecuadorean plaintiffs

Collecting on the $18.6 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. for polluting Ecuador's rain forest could come in weeks or years or not at all - depending on whom you talk to in the aftermath of last week's court ruling against the oil giant


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Collection of the revived $18.6 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. in a pollution case dealing with Ecuador's rain forest could come in weeks or years or not at all - depending on whom you talk to in the aftermath of last week's court ruling against the oil company.


The legal battle, which began in 1993 and is currently proceeding in courtrooms on three continents, shows no signs of abati...

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