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Read moreA federal judge granted Chevron’s request to hold a former attorney in contempt of court for not giving up rights to any contingent fee he earned representing indigenous residents of the Amazon who won a billion-dollar Ecuadoran judgment against the energy giant after he bribed the judge for a favorable ruling.
Read moreChevron agreed Thursday to spend over $160 million to upgrade its oil refineries and make other environmental improvements to settle claims surrounding chemical accidents at several of its facilities across the nation.
Read moreA federal judge on Tuesday struck down a lawsuit claiming Chevron funded deadly acts of terrorism through its illegal oil payments to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Read moreEcuador’s highest court has upheld a $9.5 billion judgment against oil giant Chevron for decades of rainforest damage that harmed indigenous people.
Read moreA California judge on Thursday let a voter-approved ban on fracking in Monterey County stand, but struck down its prohibition on new drilling because it conflicts with state and federal laws.
Read moreHundreds of terror victims claiming Chevron funded crimes against humanity with illegal oil payments to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will have a tough time getting evidence to prove their case, a federal judge said Thursday.
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Oakland and San Francisco sued five major oil companies on Tuesday, claiming they should cover the costs of sea walls and other projects needed to protect the cities from the consequences of climate change.
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The 10th Circuit ruled Wednesday that the United States must pay part of Chevron’s $1 billion bill to clean up hazardous waste at an old mine site in New Mexico.
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a New York ruling that found native Ecuadoreans corruptly obtained a $9.5 billion environmental verdict against Chevron.
Read moreA federal judge this week refused to certify a class of Nigerians who demand $1.5 billion from Chevron for a 2012 gas rig explosion.
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Chevron, energy companies and a school district sued Monterey County this week, challenging a law voters approved on Nov. 8 that bans hydraulic fracturing and limits oil production in the coastal county.
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