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Doug Cassel on Yaiguaje
Friend of the blog and Chevron advocate Doug Cassel weighs in with his reaction to the Yaiguaje decision. Stay tuned for my own reaction this afternoon. Last week’s jurisdictional decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in Chevron v. Yaiguaje is a first-inning victory for the Lago Agrio plaintiffs, in their quest for a foreign……
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Lago Agrio: The Canadian Supreme Court’s Decision in Yaiguaje v. Chevron
Update (10:25 a.m.): The Lago Agrio plaintiffs prevailed on their jurisdictional arguments. Both Chevron and its indirect Canadian subsidiary are subject to the jurisdiction of the Ontario courts. The court did not decide whether the corporate veil between the subsidiary (the entity with the assets in Canada) and Chevron (the judgment debtor) could be pierced,……
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Lago Agrio: One Last Post On The DC Circuit Decision
A final update on the recent DC Circuit decision: the Donziger camp has confirmed to me that the Ecuadoran court order, mentioned in my second post on the case, is still in effect. Thus Ecuadoran law apparently requires the Ecuadoran government to pay the award to the Lago Agrio plaintiffs rather than to Chevron. However,……
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Lago Agrio: More on the DC Circuit’s Decision
Readers, I forgot to mention an important point in my recent post on the DC Circuit’s decision affirming confirmation of Chevron’s $96 million award against Ecuador.
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Case of the Day: Chevron v. Ecuador
The case of the day is Chevron Corp. v. Republic of Ecuador (D.C. Cir. 2015). Today’s decision doesn’t relate to the main Lago Agrio case or the BIT arbitration related to the Lago Agrio case. It relates instead to another BIT arbitration in which Chevron claimed it had suffered damages on account of undue delay……