Legal Opinion
Chevron Corp. v. Salazar
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 3, 2011No. 11 Civ. 3718 (LAK)(JCF)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JAMES C. FRANCIS IV, United States Magistrate Judge.
The defendants in this case, known collectively as the Lago Agrio plaintiffs (the “LAPs”), obtained a multi-billion dollar judgment against Chevron Corporation (“Chevron”) in Ecuador based on claims of environmental pollution caused by Texaco, Inc. (“Texaco”), which was subsequently acquired by Chevron. In this proceeding, Chevron seeks a declaration that the Ecuadorian judgment is not enforceable outside Ecuador and an injunction preventing its enforcement. Chevron has sought support for its claims by, among other…
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