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Steven Donziger

What happened to Texaco after Chevron bought it?

Oct 28, 2021 · Oct. 27, 2021. Steven Donziger, the environmental and human rights lawyer who won a $9.5 billion settlement against Chevron over oil dumped in …

What happened to Donziger in the Chevron case?

Oct 28, 2021 · Steven Donziger, an environmental lawyer who won a $9.5 billion settlement against Chevron over oil pollution in Amazon rainforest Indigenous lands, has said his imprisonment will "backfire."

What is the penalty for contempt of court at Chevron?

Oct 28, 2021 · Lawyer who won $9.5 billion settlement against Chevron reports to prison October 28, 2021 Steven Donziger, the environmental and human rights lawyer who won a $9.5 billion settlement against Chevron over oil dumped in Indigenous lands in the Amazon rainforest, surrendered himself to the federal authorities on Wednesday to begin a six-month prison …

How much did Chevron have to pay Ecuador?

Oct 28, 2021 · Correction: October 27, 2021 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the month and

Why was Steve Donziger imprisoned?

Donziger, who was disbarred in New York last year, was found guilty of criminal contempt in July including for failing to turn over his computer and other electronic devices in connection with his long-running legal battle with Chevron Corp over oil pollution in Ecuador.Dec 10, 2021

Is Steven Donziger still in jail?

Steven Donziger, the U.S. human rights attorney sentenced in October to six months' incarceration for refusing to hand over privileged client information to fossil fuel giant Chevron, said Thursday that he was released from a federal prison in Connecticut to complete his sentence under house arrest.Dec 9, 2021

What was Steven Donziger charged with?

Donziger is the first attorney in U.S. history to have been charged with criminal contempt while appealing a civil discovery order.Nov 4, 2021

What did Chevron do in Ecuador?

In 2011, an Ecuadorian judge ordered Chevron to pay $18.2 billion for "extensively polluting" the Lago Agrio region in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Ecuador's highest court upheld the verdict a year later. However, it reduced the amount of compensation to $9.5 billion. Chevron never complied with the ruling.Aug 31, 2021