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Environment & Energy

muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts) Tue Mar 4, 2014, 07:43 PM Mar 2014

Chevron wins US ruling on $9.5bn Ecuador payout

Oil giant Chevron has won a US court ruling against a $9.5bn (£5.7bn) payout to residents of Ecuador's Amazon region.

Ecuadorian courts ordered Chevron to pay damages to residents of the Lago Agrio region in 2011 and 2013.
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But a US judge said that ruling was "obtained by corrupt means", and US courts could not be used to enforce it.
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In December, an Ontario appeals court ruled they can seek the enforcement of the judgement in Canadian courts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26442612

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Chevron wins US ruling on $9.5bn Ecuador payout (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 OP

Oh, that's going to go over like a lead balloon in the world court of opinion Demeter Mar 2014 #1

Heard that earlier today on NPR... kristopher Mar 2014 #2

Here is the actual opinion happyslug Mar 2014 #3

Irony is dead. Nihil Mar 2014 #4

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

1. Oh, that's going to go over like a lead balloon in the world court of opinion

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 07:57 PM

Mar 2014

Corrupt means? WHAT corrupt means? You mean, the judge didn't get a payoff? OH, I see, Chevron says he did...or maybe, he just turned down Chevron's offer!