9/1/09 – Reuters – Chevron accuses judge in Ecuador case of misconduct

“Chevron accuses judge in Ecuador case of misconduct”
Reuters, September 1, 2009
“Chevron Corp (CVX.N) has accused the judge in a $27 billion environmental damage case in Ecuador of misconduct and being involved in a bribery scheme that Chevron said appears to involve Ecuador’s government. The U.S. oil company said in a statement on Monday that it would seek disqualification of Judge Juan Nunez after providing Ecuadorean and U.S. authorities with secretly recorded video of Nunez talking of ruling against Chevron later this year.”
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