1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/In Fraudulent Suit Against Chevron, One Honest Judge Makes A Differencerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="obQfUe1dYz"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/in-fraudulent-suit-against-chevron-one-honest-judge-makes-a-difference/">In Fraudulent Suit Against Chevron, One Honest Judge Makes A Difference</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/in-fraudulent-suit-against-chevron-one-honest-judge-makes-a-difference/embed/#?secret=obQfUe1dYz" width="600" height="338" title="“In Fraudulent Suit Against Chevron, One Honest Judge Makes A Difference” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="obQfUe1dYz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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At first glance, it appeared that the poor and downtrodden had obtained justice against the rich and powerful: New York attorney Steven Donziger, in Ecuador, obtained a $19 billion judgment against Chevron in favor of 47 indigenous people from Ecuador's backwoods to compensate them for oil exploration pollution. But that supposed "justice" was discovered to be injustice, the result of lying, bribery and fraud. While an unbelievable story for a movie, it is the truth as found by a respected New York federal judge. Here is how it was uncovered.https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_chevron.jpg