Comments on: Lago Agrio: Trial Ends with Unusual Own Goal

By: Lago Agria: Judge Guerra Revisited | Letters Blogatory

Lago Agria: Judge Guerra Revisited | Letters Blogatory — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:01:46 +0000

[…] forensics witness who claimed he had examined Judge Zambrano’s computers, but his evidence turned out to undermine rather than support the case that Judge Zambrano was the author of the […]

By: Lago Agrio: What About The Ghostwriting? | Letters Blogatory

Lago Agrio: What About The Ghostwriting? | Letters Blogatory — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:02:29 +0000

[…] involvement doesn’t seem really strong, Chevron’s response to the Tarco report, which I covered previously, casts doubt on Judge Zambrano’s claims regarding the details of when he wrote the judgment, […]

By: Ted Folkman

Ted Folkman — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 20:17:58 +0000

An astute reader reminded me that Chevron has a common law fraud claim in addition to the RICO claim, and thus that even if the RICO claim fails, the case will not necessarily be over, as I wrote. I think this is right: I wished the fraud claim away, because as I have noted before, it's a loopy kind of claim. Chevron didn't rely on any fraudulent misstatement, and the claim rests on what Judge Kaplan thinks New York law allows—a claim for fraud without proof of reliance. I hope he's not right about that, but if he is, then the case could still proceed without the RICO count. Another point I should add about questions that will arise if Chevron wins: will the Second Circuit countenance a permanent injunction against efforts to obtain recognition of the judgment in other jurisdictions, when it previously refused to countenance a preliminary injunction?