Environmental
Dec. 8, 2010
Court Rules Against Occidental
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s efforts to have a case alleging environmental contamination in Peru moved from federal district court to the South American country.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s efforts to have a case alleging environmental contamination in Peru moved from federal district court to the South American country.
Twenty-five members of the Achar tribe in Peru and nonprofit Amazon Watch sued Occidental, alleging the oil company contaminated their land and released hazardous waste. <...
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