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Lago Agrio: The Argentine Supreme Court’s Decision, In English
Here is a translation of the Argentine Supreme Court’s decision vacating the embargo of the assets of Chevron’s subsidiaries and affiliates in Argentina.
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BREAKING: Argentine Supreme Court Lifts Embargo of Chevron Assets In Lago Agrio Case
Bloomberg is reporting that the Argentine Supreme Court has lifted the embargo of Chevron’s assets (technically, I suppose, the assets of its subsidiaries and affiliates in Argentina, although I haven’t yet figured out exactly what the opinion says) in Argentina that the Lago Agrio plaintiffs had obtained in aid of the $19 billion Ecuadoran judgment……
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Lago Agrio: Doug Cassel on the Argentine Attorney General’s Opinion
We welcome back Notre Dame law professor and Chevron advocate Doug Cassel, who offers a view of the Argentine Attorney General’s opinion on the embargo of Chevron’s assets in the country and her request for action by the Argentine Supreme Court. Doug focuses on the two issues I mentioned in my post on the opinion:……
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Lago Agrio: ICJ Discussion Featuring Humberto Piaguaje and Pablo Fajardo
The International Commission of Jurists is holding an event on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, called “Access to Justice and Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Abuses.” Among the speakers: Humberto Piaguaje Lucitante and Pablo Fajardo Mendoza, representatives of the Lago Agrio plaintiffs. The meeting will be held today in Room……
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Lago Agrio: Guess What Came Up At The Chevron Annual Meeting?
According to a press release from the Lago Agrio plaintiffs, our favorite case was front and center at today’s annual meeting of Chevron’s shareholders. Activist Simon Billenness offered a resolution to lower the threshold necessary for shareholders to call meetings on their own. He had a pithy quote: “A Chevron lawyer summed up the legal……