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Courthouse News Service – Courts Allow Chevron to Subpoena Consultants

Date: Sep 15, 2010

Courts rule in Chevron’s favor:

Two federal courts have rejected the appeals of consultants seeking to quash Chevron’s subpoenas in a $27 billion environment contamination lawsuit against the oil giant in Ecuador.

The 5th Circuit in Houston ruled that 3TM must submit to a limited foundational deposition, while a federal judge in San Diego ruled that E-Tech International, a New Mexico corporation, and William Powers, a petroleum engineer, must produce documents and give deposition testimony.

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