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> Chevron insists that Texaco is only responsible for a portion of the damage, has "already cleaned up its share" and attributes any remaining pollution to Ecua
by nextaccountic 6y ago
> Chevron insists that Texaco is only responsible for a portion of the damage, has "already cleaned up its share" and attributes any remaining pollution to Ecuador's state-owned national oil company. The government of Ecuador has been clear, in turn, that Chevron is liable for all of the damage.
It's not up to Chevron to decide whether they are liable to clean this pollution.
- MattGaiser 6y agoIt is up to a court in a country where they have assets and all those courts have ruled in favour of Chevron.
- seg_lol 6y agoYou are quite active in this thread, so it would make sense you read in the article the same thing I did. > Somehow, David beat Goliath. After 18 years of court battles, the coalition won $9.5 billion in damages, based largely on the results of 54 independent judicial site inspections. In all, more than a dozen judges in Ecuador (where Chevron insisted the trial be held) have validated the judgment. In addition, three appellate courts in Canada (where Ecuadorians launched a collective action), including the country's supreme court, have ruled the Ecuadorians have a right to try to enforce their judgment.
- MattGaiser 6y agoThey did indeed win in Ecuador (where Chevron has no assets). But in Canada they lost the actual case. https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-chevron-canada-ecuador/canadian-court-dismisses-ecuadors-95-billion-claim-against-chevron-canada-idUKKCN1RG2GP https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-chevron-canada-ecuador/can...