Miscellaneous: Judge Halts $18 Billion Fine Against Chevron for Pollution in the Amazon

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posted by anya 443 days ago

Remember that $9 billion fine that was Chevron was slapped with last month for the 18 billion gallons of pollution in Ecuador that were never cleaned up? A judge in New York has granted Chevron the preliminary injunction it requested, ruling that plaintiffs in Ecuador cannot seek damages in the U.S. or essentially anywhere outside Ecuador.
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