Chevron Judge Denies Ecuadoreans’ Request for Trial Delay
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Chevron Corp.’s civil racketeering case against Ecuadoreans it accuses of fabricating evidence to win a $19 billion verdict in a pollution lawsuit will go to trial on Oct. 15, a judge said in rejecting a defense request for a delay.
Chevron sued Ecuadoreans who had earlier claimed the San Ramon, California-based company was responsible for pollution in the Amazon rainforest. The company said the Ecuadoreans and their New York-based lawyer, Steven Donziger, made up evidence in the initial case. The trial will be held in Manhattan federal court.