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NYC Judge Allows Chevron Arbitration to Proceed
12 March 2010 | Associated Press
A judge ruled Thursday that Chevron can proceed with an international arbitration claim against Ecuador related to a 17-year-old court battle over rain forest contamination in that South American nation. More »
Chevron, Plaintiffs Seek Gains as Verdict Nears
02 March 2010 | San Francisco Chronicle
As a verdict nears in the long-running environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador, both sides are ratcheting up the pressure. This morning, a man who says oil field contamination in Ecuador's rain forest killed two of his children will try to meet with Chevron's new chief executive officer, John Watson. More »
Ecuador Class Action Plaintiffs Strike Back at Chevron's Cynical Game of Musical Jurisdictions
18 January 2010 | International Business Law Advisor
The seventeen-year war between Ecuador’s 30,000 class plaintiffs against oil giant Chevron continues its global odyssey, as the oil giant pulls out every trick in the book to avoid an impending $27 Billion judgment against it in Ecuador for contaminating an immense portion of rainforest and devastating the local population. More »
Chevron Plaintiffs Ask U.S. Court for Action
15 January 2010 | The Wall Street Journal
Plaintiffs suing Chevron Corp. for $27 billion in alleged environmental damages in Ecuador are asking a U.S. court to halt the company's bid to bring the case to international arbitration. More »
Activists Ousted from Expo for Chevron-Sponsored Marathon
15 January 2010 | Associated Press
The environmental group Amazon Watch is welcoming new Chevron Chairman and CEO John Watson to his new post with a video and petition campaign urging him to clean up massive oil pollution in Ecuador. More »
Video Urges Chevron to Clean Up Oil Pollution
14 January 2010 | Sphere
The environmental group Amazon Watch is welcoming new Chevron Chairman and CEO John Watson to his new post with a video and petition campaign urging him to clean up massive oil pollution in Ecuador. More »
Message from Ecuador to Chevron CEO John Watson
12 January 2010
A heartfelt message from the Amazon rainforest communities in Ecuador to new Chevron CEO John Watson: "We don't want to continue dying of cancer." This video message appeals for Chevron to clean up its massive contamination of the Ecuadorian Amazon that has devastated the environment and continues to cause widespread cancer, birth defects, and other ailments. More »
Letter from Atossa Soltani to New Chevron CEO, John Watson
You Have an Opportunity to Resolve Human Tragedy in Ecuador
17 December 2009
On January 1st, John Watson will become the new Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation. Within the first few months of his tenure, a judgment is expected on a monumental environmental lawsuit for cleanup of oil contamination affecting tens of thousands of people living in an Amazon rainforest region of Ecuador. More »
Trading with Ecuador
Washington Must Resist Efforts by Chevron to Interfere with an Andean Trade Agreement
03 December 2009 | Los Angeles Times
Facing the possibility of a $27 billion pollution judgment against it in an Ecuadorean court, Chevron launched an aggressive lobbying and public relations campaign to try to prevent the judgment as well as reverse a deeply damaging story line. More »
Chevron's Lobby Campaign Backfires
16 November 2009 | Politico
Facing the possibility of a $27 billion pollution judgment against it in an Ecuadorean court, Chevron launched an aggressive lobbying and public relations campaign to try to prevent the judgment as well as reverse a deeply damaging story line. More »
