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Case of the Day: In re Republic of Ecuador
The case of the day, In re Republic of Ecuador (E.D. Cal. 2011), is yet another application for judicial assistance arising out of the Lago Agrio litigation (prior coverage here). Ecuador sought to serve a subpoena on Douglas M. Mackay, one of Chevron’s experts, who wrote reports that Chevron offered in the Lago Agrio litigation……
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Case of the Day: Chevron Corp. v. Salazar
The case of the day, Chevron Corp. v. Salazar (S.D.N.Y. 2011), is a minor discovery dispute in the New York branch of the Lago Agrio litigation that illustrates the war of attrition I suggested in Monday’s post. The case involves the adequacy of Chevron’s privilege log. The magistrate judge reviewed the supposedly privileged documents at……
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Breaking News: Second Circuit Vacates Chevron Preliminary Injunction
On Monday, the Second Circuit vacated Judge Kaplan’s preliminary injunction enjoining the Lago Agrio plaintiffs from seeking recognition and enforcement of the Ecuadoran court’s judgment against Chevron. An opinion is to issue in due course. The court’s reasoning is not clear from its brief, two-page order. We have covered the injunction extensively. I initially reported……
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We’re Back! Case of the Day: In re Application of Gushlak
Letters Blogatory is back from vacation. We have some interesting cases coming up in the next few days! Also, if you like what you read here, please take a minute to nominate Letters Blogatory for the ABA Blawg 100. The time for nominations ends in a few days. Before turning to the case of the……
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Case of the Day: Republic of Ecuador v. Bjorkman
The case of the day, Republic of Ecuador v. Bjorkman (D. Colo. 2011), is the latest judicial assistance case arising out of the Lago Agrio litigation. In this installment, Ecuador sought issuance of a subpoena to Bjorn Bjorkman, an environmental expert who wrote a report for Chevron for use in the BIT arbitration. All our……