Letters Blogatory

The Blog of International Judicial Assistance
By Ted Folkman

Tag: Lago Agrio

  • Letters Blogatory Sues the Government Under FOIA

    Readers who are following the Lago Agrio case will know that until the Second Circuit decided Naranjo (and maybe even now), one of the main questions Chevron sought to litigate in New York was whether the Ecuadoran courts were systematically inadequate, that is, whether they met the standards of impartiality and due process necessary to……

  • BREAKING: The Lago Agrio Plaintiffs Petition The Second Circuit for a Writ of Mandamus

    An occasional Letters Blogatory correspondent who wishes to remain anonymous, Hal Holbrook to my Robert Redford, has pointed me to a new petition by the Lago Agrio plaintiffs for a writ of mandamus. The gist of the petition is that Judge Kaplan has, in various ways, violated the spirit of the Second Circuit’s mandate in……

  • Lago Agrio Updates

    There were several Lago Agrio updates last week while I was away on vacation. So as not to keep you in suspense, I’m going to summarize most of them in a single post (stay tuned Wednesday for a post on a new Fifth Circuit decision arising out of the case). Chevron Narrows Its Claims In……

  • Lago Agrio: Hints that the Plaintiffs Have Evidence Of Chevron Shenanigans

    Update: Here is Rivero’s side of the story, in affidavit form. According to Rivero’s testimony, he phoned Zambrano in January 2013 and told him that he (Rivero) had spoken to Guerra, who had “revealed the truth about the Lago Agrio litigation.” He told Zambrano that “the truth of the case would be revealed in the……

  • Liveblog: “Lessons of Chevron”

    Welcome to the liveblog of today’s symposium, “Lessons from Chevron”! The symposium is sponsored by the Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation. The liveblog is jointly sponsored by the Journal and by Letters Blogatory. Thank you to editors-in-chief Nick Landsman-Roos and Matt Woleske for agreeing on such short notice to participate in the liveblog. You’ll find……