‘We are going to appeal,’ Amazon Defense Coalition tells Raw A judge in New York City ruled earlier this week that an Ecuador court’s decision to hold the Chevron oil company liable for $9.5 billion in damages should be placed on hold. The ruling freezes the landmark judgment until allegations…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge asked lawyers in the long-running Chevron Corp pollution dispute in Ecuador’s Amazon rain forest to do more work on Ecuadorean law before he decides whether any judgment against the oil company can be enforced. At a hearing in U.S. District Court in New…
Update: Chevron ordered to pay $8 billion An Ecuadorean judge ruled Monday that Chevron must pay at least $8.2 billion for allegedly dumping oil-drilling waste. The company has pledged to appeal the ruling. Original report continues below… Chevron, accused of dumping oil-drilling waste in the Ecuadorean jungle, is facing a…