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Federal Judge Chooses Not To Stop $18 Billion Judgment In Ecuador

Federal Judge Chooses Not To Stop $18 Billion Judgment In Ecuador

An $18 billion legal judgment has been filed against Chevron for damage done to the rain forest environment in Ecuador. Chevron has requested that U.S. Courts intervene and prevent the…

The Ecuador Court Affirms The $18 Billion Ruling Against Chevron

The Ecuador Court Affirms The $18 Billion Ruling Against Chevron

On Tuesday, the first-level appeal court in Ecuador, also known as the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios, upheld a lower court’s $18 billion judgment against Chevron for destroying a…

Potential Conflict of Interest with Patton Boggs in Chevron Ecuador Case

Potential Conflict of Interest with Patton Boggs in Chevron Ecuador Case

The Washington D.C. based law firm Patton Boggs is found to be at a conflict of interest. The law firm was brought in to assist with the plaintiff side of…

Chevron Granted Preliminary Injunction in Ecuador Case

Chevron Granted Preliminary Injunction in Ecuador Case

Chevron was ordered by a court in Ecuador last month to pay almost $9 billion to Ecuador to clean up alleged pollution by caused by Texaco Inc. in the 1970s…

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Stephen Lamb joins Paul Weiss at the firm’s new office in Wilmington, Delaware as a partner in both the corporate and litigation…