Chevron
Case Name: LUISA GONZALEZ et al. v. TEXACO, INC., TEXACO PETROLEUM COMPANY INC., CHEVRON CORPORATION
Plaintiffs: The plaintiffs are citizens of Ecuador who have suffered pollution and damage to property.
Summary: In a non-ATS case that presents the potential for a great leap in corporate accountability, ILRF sued Chevron for its pollution of the Ecuadorian rain forest that resulted in an epidemic of cancer in the region. While other legal groups have attempted to sue Chevron for the act of pollution and damage to property, this case is focused on the impact on the indigenous people in the region. IRAdvocates has recently filed a response opposing summary judgment.
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Cooperating Attorneys:
Paul L. Hoffman
Sconbrun, De Simone, Seplow, Harris and Hoffman, LLP
Christobal Bonifaz
John C. Bonifaz
Law Offices of Christobal Bonifaz
— Chris Saeger, "Strengthening Rule of Law Through Aid for Human Rights Litigation in National Courts: A Case Study of Oil Multinational Corporations Complicit in Human Rights Violations in Sudan and Nigeria (December 2007)
— Terry Collingsworth, "Using the Alien Tort Claims Act to Introduce the Rule of Law to the Global Economy (2005)
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