Chevron Files Suit Against Ecuador.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by the California-based Chevron Corp. against the Ecuadorean government under the terms of a 1997 pact between the U.S. and Ecuador. The suit was filed by Chevron in an effort to protect itself from what it claims is likely to be an adverse ruling in a case filed against it in Ecuador for environmental damage allegedly caused by Texaco Inc., which it acquired in 2001. According to a court-appointed expert, Chevron's suit contends that the environmental damage was caused by the Ecuadorean government.