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Chevron grills U.S. lawyer in $19 billion Ecuador pollution case

2013-04-16 23:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Chevron Corp on Tuesday sought to persuade a New York federal judge to punish a U.S. lawyer representing Ecuadorean villagers who won a $19 billion environmental damages award, saying the lawyer is withholding documents from the oil company. In an unusual court proceeding, a Chevron lawyer sharply questioned Steven Donziger, who represents residents of the Lago Agrio region who claim the company is responsible for contamination that sickened people in the Ecuadorean Amazon area. At issue is...

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