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NOV
20
Chevron In Open Conflict With Brazil and Ecuador Over Worsening Oil Spills
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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NOV
20
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AUG
13
Two Motions In Chevron's One-Sided Show Trial
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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AUG
13
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan Judge Lewis A. Kaplan continues to slide in Chevron's farcical "declaratory judgment" trial currently scheduled for November 14, 2011. We have provided the copies of two important motions that were filed in the SDNY before Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. The motions demonstrate how Judge Kaplan is failing to provide a fair trial which comports with basic notions of due process or fairness. The first motion, filed by the Ecuadorian plaintiffs who recently won an $18.2 billion judgment against Chevron for systematically poisoning Ecuador's Amazon, systematically demonstrates how Judge Kaplan's expedited schedule for the trial is not only "unfair to the Ecuadorian plaintiffs but would also not be consistent with procedures compatible with due process." The motion asks Judge Kaplan to continue the trial so that the Ecuadorian plaintiffs will have a reasonable amount of time to prepare a proper defense to Chevron's baseless allegations. THE FIRST MOTIO
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JUN
14
Scholars Ask Appellate Court to Dissolve Order of Judge Lewis A. Kaplan
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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JUN
14
International Law Scholars Say Attempt by U.S. Judge to Block $18 Billion Court Judgment Against Chevron “Unlawful” and “Futile”Scholars Ask Appellate Court to Dissolve Order of Judge Lewis A. Kaplan New York, New York (June 13, 2011) – A group of 16 international law scholars have asked a federal appeals court in New York to overturn what they say is a U.S. trial court’s “futile” and unlawful injunction that purports to prohibit foreign citizens from Ecuador from collecting an $18 billion judgment against Chevron in courts around the world. The scholars described the injunction, issued by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, as a “futile act” that “is much more likely to antagonize the courts of other states” than be treated as persuasive authority, as Kaplan has claimed. They also described the injunction as “breathtaking in its attempts to arrogate a world-wide and exclusive jurisdiction in this case” to a U.S. co
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MAY
31
Chevron continues to use desperate tactics to escape $18 Billion Court Judgment
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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MAY
31
Alex Thorne: Husband of Chevron Employee Poses as “Journalist” to Undermine Environmental Group Critical of Oil Giant’s Ecuador CatastropheOil Giant Continues To Use Cover of Independent Journalism To Escape $18 Billion Court JudgmentAmazon Defense Coalition30 May 2011 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESan Francisco, CA – Alex Thorne, the husband of a senior-level Chevron employee, has been posing as an independent “journalist” to send e-mails designed to intimidate funders of a small environmental organization that has been critical of Chevron’s management for refusing to pay the company’s court-ordered $18 billion liability in Ecuador.The stunning revelation about Thorne’s e-mails comes just days after several large Chevron shareholders blasted Chevron CEO John Watson for displaying "poor judgment" in Ecuador which “has led investors to question whether [Chevron’s] leadership can properly manage the array of envir
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APR
19
Miami Herald Catches Chevron In Lie About Ecuador Well Site
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EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima
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APR
19
Miami Herald Catches Chevron In Lie About Ecuador Well SiteReporter Finds Oil Sludge In “Remediated” PitWashington, DC – The Miami Herald has caught Chevron in a lie about its so-called “remediation” in Ecuador that the oil giant uses as its primary defense against an $18 billion judgment in a massive oil-contamination case brought by indigenous groups.In a story published in today's newspaper, journalist Jim Wyss said he witnessed “thick oil slicks” only a few feet into the ground of a dirt-covered storage pit Chevron told him the day before had been remediated of all oil.After watching a man dig into the ground at the Sacha 53 well site, Wyss wrote, “Within a few inches the dirt gives off the pungent odor of petroleum. Within a few feet the dirt glistens with oil residue. When a few handfuls of the soil are dropped into a bucket of water, a thick oil-slick coats the surface.” Chevron has continually claimed to courts and the press
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