Occidental Petroleum II
Case Name: Esther Mamallacta Shiguago et al. v. Occidental Petroleum Co., Occidental Exploration and Production Co.
Plaintiffs: The plaintiffs are victims of murder and torture at the hands of Occidental’s paramilitary squads.
Summary: In 2006, a new case was filed against Occidental for using military and paramilitary death squads to guard its pipeline in Ecuador, which resulted in the expected violence against the local population. The victims of murder and torture brought suit seeking damages and injunctive relief. The case is currently under a stay while the trial judge awaits a ruling on some common issues in a different case that is on appeal in the 9th Circuit, Sarei v. Rio Tinto.
Status: The case is currently under a stay.
Cooperating Attorneys:
Paul L. Hoffman
Schonbrun, De Simons, Seplow, Harris & 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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