Legal Opinion
Chevron Corp. v. Donziger
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 15, 2011No. 11 Civ. 0691(LAK)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge.
A court in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, has entered a judgment of more than $18 billion (the “Judgment”) against Chevron Corporation (“Chevron”) in an action alleging environmental harms by Texaco, Inc. (“Texaco”), the shares of which were acquired by Chevron in 2001, years after Texaco ceased operations in Ecuador. Chevron brought this action against the Lago Agrio Plaintiffs (“LAPs”), certain of their attorneys, and others on a variety of theories. The centerpiece of the complaint, however, is its claim for a declaration that the Judgment may not be…
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