US law procedure is very good at defending the powerless. That's almost always never the case elsewhere. It was Chevron who wanted the case heard in Ecuador.

US law procedure is very good at defending the powerless. That's almost always never the case elsewhere. It was Chevron who wanted the case heard in Ecuador. It was originally filed in NY (Chevron's HQ at the time). US courts agreed Ecuador had jurisdiction and exacted a promise from Chevron to abide by the Ecuadorian court's ruling, which Chevron promptly ignored.