Legal Opinion
Chevron Corp. v. Donziger
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 25, 2014No. 11 Civ. 0691(LAK)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR A STAY PENDING APPEAL
LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judgé.
An .Ecuadorian court in 2011 entered an $18.2 billion judgment (the “Lago Agrio Judgment”)1 against Chevron Corporation (“Chevron”) in an action brought by 47 individuals referred to as the Lago Agrio plaintiffs (the “LAPs”). Chevron brought this action against the LAPs, their lead U.S. attorney, Steven Donziger,2 and others involved in the Lago Agrio litigation and related events, claiming that the Lago Agrio Judgment was obtained by fraud as part of a scheme to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Nken v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De GuineeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Chevron Corp. v. DonzigerDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2019
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