On Monday a court in Ecuador issued a ruling in the 18-year-old case accusing Chevron predecessor Texaco of contaminating soil and groundwater in the Lago Agrio region of the Ecuadorian rainforest. After receiving a series of expert reports placing Chevron’s damages at $16 billion, $27 billion and most recently, $113 billion, the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbíos ordered Chevron to pay damages of at least $8 billion. Plaintiffs spokesperson Karen Hinton confirmed the amount to the Litigation Daily.
“We believe today’s judgment affirms what the plaintiffs have contended for the past 18 years about Chevron’s intentional and unlawful contamination of Ecuador’s rainforest. Until we have had a chance to review the lengthy decision, we will not be able to comment in detail,” Ms. Hinton said.
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