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Lago Agrio: Stratus Consulting Turns On Donziger
Update: I have updated the post to include a statement from Craig Smyser, one of the Ecuadoran plaintiffs’ lawyers. I had a nice post scheduled for next week explaining the recent settlement between Chevron and Stratus Consulting, and in particular to speculate on the importance of the cooperation clauses in the settlement agreement: Stratus agreed……
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Case of the Day: Sabeniano v. Citibank
The case of the day is Sabeniano v. Citibank N.A. New York (S.D.N.Y. 2013). Modesta Sabeniano, a Philippine national, had had several accounts with Citibank branches in Switzerland, New York, and the Philippines in the 1970s. In 1985, she sued Citibank in the a Philippine court, alleging that Citibank refused to pay her amounts it……
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Case of the Day: Zitkene v. Zitkus
The case of the day is Zitkene v. Zitkus (Conn. Ct. App. 2013). The husband and the wife, both Lithuanian nationals at the time, were married in Lithuania in 1963. In the 1990s they moved to the United States. The separated, and the wife moved back to Lithuania. In 2004, the husband learned that the……
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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……
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Case of the Day: Collins v. Oilsands Quest
The case of the day is Collins v. Oilsands Quest, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2012). Oilsands Quest is an Alberta business that sought bankruptcy protection from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench. Collins, on behalf of a putative class, had sued the company and several officers and directors on securities claims. Ernst & Young, which was Oilsands……