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Lago Agrio: Chevron Seeks Default Judgments
In the Lago Agrio RICO case in New York, you’ll recall that the court entered a final judgment against Steven Donziger and against the two Lago Agrio plaintiffs who appeared and defended in the action, Hugo Gerardo Camacho Naranjo and Javier Piaguaje Payaguaje. But there were many other LAPs who were named as defendants but……
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Case of the Day: Salt River Project v. Trench France
The case of the day is Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District v. Trench France SAS (D. Ariz. 2018). The Salt River Project sued Trench France in a case arising out of an explosion at a Salt River power plant. Trench France brought an interesting motion seeking appointment of a commissioner under Chapter……
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Lago Agrio: Third Parties Seek To Unseal Canadian Records
The appeal of the Canadian judgment in the Lago Agrio recognition case is going to be heard later this month, and just in time, Amazon Watch and other groups have filed a motion asking the Ontario Superior Court (the court that entered judgment in favor of Chevron Canada) to unseal “confidential information” that the parties,……
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Case of the Day: Maalouf v. Iran
The case of the day is Maalouf v. Islamic Republic of Iran (D.D.C. 2018). The case arose out of the Beirut embassy bombings in the 1980s. Some plaintiffs brought claims against Iran in the early 2000s, and the courts held that Iran was not immune from suit in light of the terrorism exception to foreign……
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Case of the Day: K&L Export v. Corpovex
The case of the day is K&L Export, Inc. v. Corpovex (S.D. Fla. 2018). K&L sued Corpovex in November 2017. Four months later, the court dismissed the case without prejudice on the grounds that the plaintiff had failed to effect service of process on Corpovex, a Venezuelan entity.