All Press Releases
Chevron Faces "Irreparable Damage" Because of $18 Billion Ecuador Judgment, Says New Financial Analysis
14 May 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – A new financial analysis has found that Chevron's $18 billion Ecuador environmental liability poses a threat of "irreparable damage" to the oil major's global operations if the plaintiffs make good on their promise to launch legal actions to enforce the judgment in countries where Chevron has billions of dollars in assets. More »
Shareholders Slam Chevron With Request for SEC Investigation Over Ecuador Judgment
14 May 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – Chevron now faces another headache over its $18 billion Ecuador judgments – this time from some of its own investors. More »
Chevron Suffers Major Legal Setback as U.S. Court Throws Out Fraud Claims, Rejects Motion to Attach Assets
14 May 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – Chevron suffered two new legal setbacks today when a U.S. federal judge who usually favors the company rejected its attempt to attach the assets of the Ecuadorians and separately tossed out two fraud-related claims against an American lawyer. More »
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed Chevron's Ecuador Pollution in Powerful Essay
Saw Scenes That Looked Like "War" During Trip to Remote Region of Amazon in Early 1990s
7 May 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – In 1990, noted environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was one of the first outsiders to travel to a remote area of Ecuador's Amazon to assess what at the time was considered one of the worst oil disasters on the planet. More »
Only In America: Chevron Lawyer Receives $7.8 Million For Losing $18 Billion Ecuador Lawsuit
24 April 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – Chevron's Board of Directors recently awarded its General Counsel R. Hewitt Pate a 75% raise – bringing his 2011 salary to a whopping $7.8 million – for losing the landmark $18 billion environmental lawsuit in Ecuador. More »
Report: Chevron Misleading Investors Over Ecuador Environmental Judgment
17 April 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – Chevron's 2011 annual report misleads shareholders and the financial markets with information that is either demonstrably false or materially misleading regarding the $18 billion judgment against the company in Ecuador for causing environmental damage. More »
Chevron Lawyer Claims Victims of Rainforest Contamination Are "Irrelevant"
16 April 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Washington, DC – A lead Chevron lawyer has made the preposterous claim that the 30,000 Ecuadorian victims of the oil giant's contamination are "irrelevant" to the court case that led to an $18 billion judgment against the company. More »
For Fourth Time, Ecuador Appellate Court Denies Chevron Attempt to Block Enforcement of $18 Billion Judgment
30 March 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Lago Agrio, Ecuador – A three-judge appellate panel in Ecuador has denied for the fourth time a Chevron attempt to block enforcement of the $18 billion environmental judgment against the oil giant, according to a decision released this week. More »
No April Fool's Joke: Monsanto Voted Biggest "Corporate Fool" with the Worst Business Practices for 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Chevron Are Runners-Up in Facebook Balloting
29 March 2012 | Green America
Just in time for April Fool's Day, Green America announced the winners of its online contest to determine the biggest "Corporate Fool": Agricultural and chemical giant Monsanto came in first, followed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Chevron. More »
Chevron Using Espionage Against Lawyers Who Won $18 Billion Verdict In Ecuador
Urgent Measures Sought to Protect Physical Security In Light of Threats, Surveillance
15 March 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – Facing increased financial risk in Latin America, Chevron has launched a corporate espionage campaign designed to intimidate and track the whereabouts of the lead lawyers who recently won an $18 billion judgment for environmental damage against the oil giant in Ecuador's courts. More »