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Chevron Hit With Record Judgment.

Authors :
Casselman, Ben
Ordonez, Isabel
Gonzales, Angel
Source :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 2/15/2011, Vol. 257 Issue 37, pA1-A2. 2p.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The article reports that Ecuadoran Judge Nicolas Zambrano ordered oil company Chevron Corp. to pay $8.6 billion to repair environmental damage to Ecuador's rain forest. The damages are in connection with oil company Texaco Inc.'s operations in Ecuador between 1965 and 1992. Chevron, which bought Texaco in 2001, vows to appeal.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00999660
Volume :
257
Issue :
37
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
58087502