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Chevron Soundly Defeated In The Second Circuit: Chevron Corp. v. Naranjo
What a film this will make someday! The Second Circuit handed Chevron a major defeat today in its efforts to avoid enforcement of the multi-billion dollar judgment against it in Ecuador and vindicated the international comity concerns that have been at the heart of the criticisms I and many others have leveled at Judge Kaplan’s……
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Breaking News: Second Circuit Denies Chevron’s Motion For Relief
Today the Second Circuit denied Chevron’s motion for relief in a brief order, without opinion. In my post of January 5, 2011, I gave some substantive and procedural reasons for thinking that the motion should be denied. On the procedural side, there wasn’t a clear hook for Chevron to seek what was, in effect, reconsideration……
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Correction to Chevron/Ecuador Post
My last post on the Chevron/Ecuador case incorrectly stated that it was Chevron that had sought clarification of the Ecuadoran appellate court’s ruling. In fact, it was the plaintiffs who sought clarification. Apologies for the error! I’ve corrected the original post.
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Ecuadoran Court Denies Motion for Clarification
The Sala Unica de la Corte Provincial de Justicia de Sucumbíos has rejected a request for clarification of its decision affirming the judgment against Chevron. The translation of the decision is somewhat difficult to follow—for me, at least—but of particular interest is the detail with which the court spells out the apology Chevron is to……
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Dueling Translations
Back in September, I called the Chevron/Ecuador litigation a war of attrition. Yesterday’s and today’s filings illustrate that point beautifully. The parties actually submitted dueling certified translations of the Ecuadoran appellate court’s decision (Chevron’s is here, the Lago Agrio plainitffs’ is here). Really? Dueling translations? I know that Randy Mastro and James Tyrrell are top……