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Environmental

Dec. 4, 2010

Deposition OK'd in Chevron Case

A federal judge will allow Ecuador to depose a former Chevron contractor whom plaintiffs suspect has information that could call into question the oil giant's conduct in a long-running pollution case.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In the latest twist to a marathon legal battle involving Chevron Corp. and the cleanup of oil pollution in Ecuador, San Francisco Magistrate Judge Edward Chen will allow the Republic of Ecuador to depose a former Chevron contractor whom plaintiffs suspect has information that could call into question the oil giant's conduct.


Ecuador's target, Diego Borja, is one of two men who secretly videota...

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