August 02, 2017
A fisherman dropped claims against Chevron Corp. over a deadly 2012 natural gas rig explosion off Nigeria after a California federal judge declined to certify the proposed $1.5 billion class action earlier this year.
March 14, 2017
A California federal judge refused Monday to certify a proposed class seeking $1.5 billion in damages from Chevron Corp. for a deadly 2012 natural gas rig explosion off Nigeria, citing issues with the reliability of evidence, the credibility of the named plaintiff and the abilities of his counsel.
August 17, 2016
A California judge's decision to force attorneys to say who is funding their $1.5 billion proposed class action against Chevron over a Nigerian offshore rig explosion has the potential to force the burgeoning and secretive industry of litigation funding out of the shadows, experts say.
August 08, 2016
Chevron Corp. has the right to know who's funding a proposed class action seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages from the company for a deadly 2012 natural gas rig explosion off of Nigeria's coast that led to a 46-day fire, a California federal judge ruled on Friday.
July 29, 2015
A California federal judge on Tuesday struck a third amended complaint in a $5 billion suit accusing Chevron Corp. of negligence following a deadly 2012 gas rig explosion and subsequent 46-day fire, saying the Nigerian residents who brought the suit had improperly named 11 new lead plaintiffs.
August 21, 2014
A California federal judge has for a second time dismissed a $5 billion suit against Chevron Corp. over a deadly 2012 gas rig explosion and subsequent 46-day fire, saying Thursday that the named plaintiffs hadn't followed instructions to detail their own injuries — but offering them one more try under the Ninth Circuit's liberal amendment policy.
May 19, 2014
A California federal judge tossed Nigerian coastal residents' $5 billion suit accusing Chevron Corp. of poisoning their air and water in a deadly 2012 offshore natural gas rig explosion, finding Monday that the complaint failed to state a claim.
January 13, 2014
Nigerian coastal residents struck Chevron Corp. with a $5 billion suit in California federal court on Monday over a deadly 2012 offshore natural gas rig explosion that allegedly poisoned their air and water.