Chevron Corporation v. Donziger et al

  1. October 09, 2013

    Donziger Finances Under Scrutiny As Chevron Trial Nears

    Chevron Corp. on Wednesday demanded that a New York federal court sanction attorney Steven Donziger for refusing to turn over documents in the company's racketeering suit over a $19 billion pollution award, claiming the attorney is misleading the court about his purportedly dire financial straits.

  2. October 02, 2013

    Ecuadorean Judge To Testify In $19B Chevron RICO Row

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday gave the green light allowing an Ecuadorean judge who handed down a $19 billion pollution judgment against Chevron Corp. to testify in the American fraud case in which Chevron contests that judgment, overriding objections from the oil giant.

  3. September 30, 2013

    Chevron Axes Damages To Skirt Jury In Ecuador Ruling Row

    Chevron Corp. told a New York federal court Monday that it would not seek money damages against a lawyer it accuses of fraud in a lawsuit over a $19 billion Ecuadorean pollution judgment, as long as the court rules that the company's claims will not be decided by a jury.

  4. September 12, 2013

    Chevron Corrupted Witnesses In $19B RICO Row, Judge Told

    Defendants in Chevron Corp.'s lawsuit over a $19 billion Ecuadorean pollution judgment urged the court Thursday to impose terminating sanctions against Chevron, saying the company repeatedly tried to corrupt witness testimony by compensating for cooperation and attempting to offer a $1 million bribe to a sentencing judge.

  5. September 11, 2013

    Chevron Bid To Split $19B RICO Trial Rejected By Judge

    The New York federal judge overseeing Chevron Corp.'s bitter fraud lawsuit over a $19 billion Ecuadorean pollution judgment on Tuesday rejected the company's bid to split the case into two phases, saying the move would create unnecessary redundancy.

  6. September 09, 2013

    Chevron Drops Some Claims In $19B RICO Suit As Trial Looms

    Chevron Corp. told a New York judge on Monday it would not pursue monetary damages against two Ecuadoreans named in its Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit over a $19 billion pollution judgment, and moved to split the litigation's long-awaited trial into two phases.

  7. July 29, 2013

    Donziger's Fraud Claims Nixed In Chevron Racketeering Suit

    A New York federal judge threw out extortion and fraud counterclaims in Chevron Corp.'s racketeering suit over a $19 billion Amazon pollution judgment, ruling Monday that defendant Steven Donziger wasn't entitled to damages over alleged misrepresentations due to failure to state a claim.

  8. July 17, 2013

    Donziger Can't Halt $19B Chevron RICO Suit

    The New York judge overseeing Chevron Corp.'s racketeering suit over a $19 billion Amazon pollution judgment rejected defendant Steven Donziger's bid for a three-month stay on Tuesday, saying Donziger's attorneys were only allowed to withdraw under a guarantee the move would not disrupt the litigation.

  9. June 20, 2013

    Patton Boggs Slams Chevron Over Fraud Claims In $19B Fight

    Patton Boggs LLP blasted Chevron Corp. on Tuesday for fraud counterclaims it has mounted over the firm's role in a disputed $19 billion Amazon pollution judgment, calling the move a cynical attempt to draw it into the oil giant's bitter New York racketeering lawsuit.

  10. June 06, 2013

    Donziger Must Reveal Bribery Evidence In $19B Chevron Fight

    A New York judge Thursday ordered attorney Steven Donziger to turn over undisclosed evidence supporting bribery allegations against Chevron Corp. in the ugly fight over a $19 billion Amazon pollution judgment, saying failure to do so may result in its preclusion from the dispute.

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