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Al-Qarqani, et al v. Chevron Corporation, et al

  1. February 08, 2024

    Atty In 'The Saudi Sun' Case Seeks Jury Trial Over Sanctions

    A Seattle attorney accused of creating a fake newspaper called The Saudi Sun and filing it as a court exhibit is pushing back against a $268,000 sanction order, arguing to the Ninth Circuit that he should have a jury trial first.

  2. June 27, 2023

    Fake News Filing In Chevron Fight Earns Wash. Atty Sanctions

    A Ninth Circuit panel has ordered a Seattle lawyer to cover his opponent's attorney fees after he was found to have fabricated a news article to support his client's position, while referring the case to the state bar for further discipline.

  3. November 21, 2022

    Saudi Heirs' Atty Rips Special Master In Falsified Article Spat

    A Seattle attorney representing Saudi heirs in a fight with Chevron over an $18 billion arbitral award has lodged objections to a special master report calling for sanctions over an article he had fabricated, arguing that the recommendation "recklessly disregards any and all statutes, case law or procedural rules" that exculpate him.

  4. October 28, 2022

    Chevron Case Special Master Slams Atty's 'Deceitful' Conduct

    A Ninth Circuit judge said Friday that the appellate court should find that a Seattle attorney fabricated a news article to bolster his clients' efforts to enforce an $18 billion arbitral award against Chevron, slamming his conduct as "deceitful, obstructive and contumacious" and recommending sanctions.

  5. August 26, 2022

    Atty Faces Contempt For Going AWOL In $18B Chevron Suit

    An attorney facing sanctions for allegedly fabricating a news article to bolster his clients' efforts to enforce an $18 billion arbitral award against Chevron may now also be facing contempt charges and disciplinary proceedings after he failed to appear for a hearing in Southern California on Friday.

  6. August 08, 2022

    Chevron Presses 9th Circ. To Sanction Saudi Heirs' Lawyer

    Chevron has asked the Ninth Circuit to sanction an attorney representing heirs of a Saudi sheikh who are trying to enforce an $18 billion arbitration award against the company, calling the lawyer's submission of an allegedly fabricated news article to the court a "disgraceful lack of candor."

  7. July 20, 2022

    Saudi Heirs Try One More Time On $18B Chevron Award

    The heirs of a Saudi sheikh who say they are owed $18 billion by Chevron are refusing to give up even after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away their case, lobbing a conspiracy theory-filled petition for a rehearing, arguing that the justices must "preserve our constitutional republic."

  8. June 21, 2022

    Justices Pass On Suit Over $18B Award Against Chevron

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused Tuesday to revive a fight over an $18 billion arbitral award against Chevron for back rent, despite arguments from the heirs of a Saudi sheikh that the Ninth Circuit wrongly dismissed the case.

  9. March 02, 2022

    Saudi Heirs' Atty Fights 9th Circ. Efforts To Sanction Him

    The attorney for heirs of a Saudi official who are trying to collect $17.9 billion in back rent from Chevron Corp. says the Ninth Circuit wrongly threatened to sanction him after the court did allegedly inappropriate independent research into a disputed news article.

  10. November 17, 2021

    9th Circ. Won't Revisit $18B Chevron-Saudi Heir Award Fight

    The Ninth Circuit has unanimously refused to revisit its decision to not enforce an $18 billion arbitral award against Chevron, despite the heirs of a Saudi sheikh presenting a laundry list of grievances with it.

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