Legal Opinion
Republic of Ecuador v. Chevron Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 17, 2011No. Docket 10-1020-cv (L), 10-1026 (Con)PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge:
For nearly seventeen years, in litigation spanning two continents and numerous courtrooms, a group of Ecuadorian citizens (“Plaintiffs”) have sought relief for environmental devastation allegedly caused by defendant-appellee Texaco Petroleum Company’s (“TexPet”) oil exploration and drilling operations in the Ecuadorian rainforest. In 2001, the district court (Jed S. Rakoff, Judge) dismissed Plaintiffs’ initial action on Chevron’s forum non conveniens motion, and Plaintiffs refiled their claims in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, where they are currently being litigated.
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