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Lago Agrio: The Wheels of Government Turn Slowly
Here is one for the cautionary tale files. On Sept. 18, I published a post noting that Chevron had not filed an opposition to the renewal of Ecuador’s trade preferences and wondering why that might be. I hedged my bets by noting that “it’s possible [ellipsis] that Chevron has submitted a petition that simply hasn’t……
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Chevron, Ecuador, and the USTR
Update: This post is now out-of date. Please refer to the correction. As I have noted before, Chevron has been lobbying the US Trade Representative to conclude that Ecuador had made itself ineligible for trade preferences under the Andean Trade Preference Act by failing to comply with the orders of two arbitral tribunals in cases……
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Another Front In the Lago Agrio Case
For the second time in a week, one of my posts has been overtaken by events: Investment Arbitration Reporter (subscription required) has reported that the tribunal canceled an upcoming hearing in a way that made it pretty clear that it had decided the merits of the jurisdictional issue in favor of the United States. I’ll……
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The Motions to Dismiss in Yaiguaje
As promised, I have dragooned Letters Blogatory’s Canadian correspondent, Antonin Pribetić, into posting a quick comment on the recent developments in the Yaiguaje case. Thanks, Antonin! Stay tuned tomorrow for a first look at Donziger’s new proposed counterclaims in the RICO case. The affidavits filed by the Chevron defendants each address the issues of inter-corporate……
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Chevron Moves to Dismiss in Yaiguaje
Chevron and the two Chevron affiliates also named as defendant in the Canadian action for recognition and enforcement of the Lago Agrio judgment, Chevron Canada Ltd. and Chevron Canada Finance Ltd., have moved to dismiss the case. Here are the papers: Chevron: Notice of Motion; Affidavit of Frank G. Soler Chevron Canada Finance Ltd: Notice……