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Ecuador Class Action Plaintiffs Strike Back at Chevron’s Cynical Game of Musical Jurisdictions

By Santiago A. Cueto on Posted in International Arbitration, International Litigation

The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice — Martin Luther King, Jr. The seventeen-year war between Ecuador’s 30,000 class plaintiffs against oil giant Chevron  continues its global odyssey, as the oil giant pulls out every trick in the book to avoid an impending $27 Billion judgment against it in… Continue Reading

Chevron Files International Arbitration Claim Against Ecuador: Forum Shopping in the Hague?

By Santiago A. Cueto on Posted in Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration, International Litigation

**Update January 15, 2010**: The Republic of Ecuador and the class Plaintiffs have both challenged Chevron’s arbitration claim in New York federal court. You can read about it here and here. First, the United States. Then Ecuador. Now Holland. Chevron’s wanderlust knows no bounds, as it recently filed a parallel international arbitration proceeding in the… Continue Reading

Chevron’s Missteps: How Not to Handle Foreign Litigation

By Santiago A. Cueto on Posted in International Litigation

Some of my recent "how to" posts have offered practical advice and tips concerning various areas of international business law. This post is different–it’s a "how not to" article based on Chevron’s inept and unethical handling of the oil pollution trial currently taking place in Ecuador. While zealous advocacy is critical to any high caliber… Continue Reading