Litigation
Jan. 6, 2012
Ecuadorean judgment against Chevron upheld in first round of appeals
An Ecuadorean appellate court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's ruling that Chevron Corp. should pay a group of Amazonian plaintiffs $18 billion for damage to the region from oil contamination.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - An Ecuadorean appellate court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's ruling that Chevron Corp. must pay a group of Amazonian plaintiffs $18 billion for damage to the region from oil contamination between 1964 and 1990.
If the decision becomes final, the plaintiffs will be another step closer to enforcing the nearly year-old judgment against San Ramon-based Chevron for the conduct of Tex...
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