Federal judge rules for Chevron in civil-racketeer case, bans collection of $9B enviro award in US
By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14
In the latest blow to the plaintiffs and their lawyers in hard-fought litigation against Chevron Corp. over environmental damage in Ecuador, a federal district court judge in New York has issued a blistering ruling in an unusual civil racketeering case. It blocks their ability to collect, here in the U.S.,…