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Supreme Court hears oral argument on jurisdiction
January 16, 2013 by Michael Haggerson
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday pertaining to jurisdiction. The first, Arlington v. FCC, addresses whether Chevron USA v. NRDC allows a federal agency to determine its own jurisdiction. The provision at issue, 47 USC § 332(c)(7) of the Federal Communications....... [more]
Brazil court orders Chevron to suspend drilling in light of oil spills
August 3, 2012 by Max Slater
A federal court in Brazil on Wednesday ordered Chevron and drilling company Transocean to suspend all oil drilling in Brazil within 30 days in the wake of two oil spills off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. A judge for Brazil's Regional Federal Court of the Second Region ruled that each company must.... [more]
Ecuador plaintiffs file suit against Chevron in Canada
June 1, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Ecuadorian plaintiffs seeking to collect on a judgment against Chevron Corp over Amazon pollution on Wednesday filed a collection action in Ontario's Superior Court of Justice. The pollution was originally caused by Texaco in the 1980s. Chevron acquired the company with its liabilities in 2001..... [more]
Brazil prosecutor files second lawsuit against Chevron for oil spills
April 4, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
A Brazilian federal prosecutor on Tuesday filed a second $11 billion lawsuit against Chevron after the company reported a new leak in its Frade oil field in the Campos Basin. Eduardo Santos de Oliviera filed the first lawsuit after a 2,400 barrel oil spill polluted the Campos Basin last November..... [more]
Brazil prosecutor charges oil companies with environmental crimes
March 22, 2012 by Jennie Ryan
A Brazilian federal prosecutor on Thursday filed criminal charges against Chevron, Transocean Limited and 17 executives in relation to an oil spill that occurred late last year. The indictment charges the companies and a number of their executive officers with environmental crimes, as well as.... [more]
Ecuador court rejects injunction on Chevron fine
February 21, 2012 by Julia Zebley
The Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios in Lago Agrio, Ecuador denied an arbitration decision by The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on Friday, forwarding an appeal by Chevron to the Supreme Court of Ecuador. The decision intended to temporarily enjoin the recently upheld $18.... [more]
Chevron officials to face criminal charges in Brazil for oil spill: report
January 27, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
Brazil prosecutors plan to file criminal charges, in addition to the $11 billion civil suit, against Chevron officials for the 2,400 barrel oil spill off the coast of Brazil in the Campos Basin in November. Brazilian officials state that Chevron acted irresponsibly and took substantial risks in.... [more]
Second Circuit allows Ecuador court's $18 billion judgment against Chevron
January 26, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday lifted an injunction won by Chevon Corporation to block enforcement of what the US oil company claims is a fraudulent, multibillion-dollar judgment in Ecuador for polluting the Amazon jungle. In reversing the decision made by the US.... [more]
Chevron appeals Ecuador court's $18 billion fine
January 21, 2012 by Jamie Davis
US oil company Chevron Corp announced Friday that it has filed an appeal with the National Court of Justice in Ecuador asking it to reconsider the decision rendered by an Ecuadorian judge that would require Chevron to pay $18 billion in damages from the pollution it has caused to the Amazon.... [more]
Ecuador court upholds multi-billion dollar fine against Chevron
January 4, 2012 by Alexandra Malatesta
A three-judge panel of the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, on Tuesday upheld a multi-billion dollar fine against Chevron for polluting the Amazon Jungle in the 1980s. The USD $18 billion fine, one of the largest in the history of environmental contamination suits,.... [more]
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