Legal Opinion
Bowoto v. Chevron Texaco Corp.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 22, 2004No. C 99-2506 SIPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PHASE I
ILLSTON, District Judge.
Defendants’ motion for summary judgment regarding Phase I of this trial is currently pending before the court. Having carefully considered the argument of the parties and the papers submitted, the motion for summary judgment on Phase I is DENIED.
BACKGROUND
This action was filed on May 27, 1999 by five Nigerian plaintiffs who alleged that defendant ChevronTexaco Corporation 1 (“ChevronTexaco” or “CVX”) was involved in the commission of human rights abuses in Nigeria. The complaint has been amended several…
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