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June 29, 2012

Ecuadorian Plaintiffs Seek Chevron Fine in Brazil, Canada 
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Ecuadorian plaintiffs have launched a new effort to recoup the $18
billion in damages that the oil giant Chevron has refused to pay for
polluting Ecuador’s rain forest since the 1970s. Amazonian residents
won the judgment last year after a long-running case seeking damages for
Chevron’s dumping of toxic oil waste. Chevron has helped avoid the
fine by dissolving its assets inside Ecuador. On Thursday, the
plaintiffs filed suit against Chevron holdings in Brazil in a bid to
target Chevron worldwide. A similar lawsuit was filed in Canada last
month. Juan Pablo Saenz, a lawyer in the case, said Chevron's actions
had left the plaintiffs with no choice but to pursue the company around
the globe.

Juan Pablo Saenz: "Because Chevron is failing to comply with the
sentences in Ecuador, we are obligated to look for a series of countries
where they have interests and directly attack those interests to be able
to collect the amount of money ordered to repair the Ecuadorian Amazon."

 

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