Did Amazon Defense Coalition Violate Terms of Logan Act?

I’m not a lawyer and I don’t play one on television, but it strikes me that leaders of the Amazon Defense Coalition may have violated terms of the Logan Act as they cozied up to leaders of the Ecuadoran...

‘No Good Deed Goes Unpunished’ (Part 2 of 2)

“You have a new form of business now for trial lawyers which is that they now go to foreign locations and try to root up and play off plaintiffs under circumstances under which legal systems are less...

‘No Good Deed Goes Unpunished’ (Part 1 of 2)

“This case is the ultimate embodiment of ‘no good deed goes unpunished,’” said Charles A. James, executive vice president and chief legal counsel at Chevron Corporation, speaking about the 16-year-old, $27...

Blogger Targeted by ‘Spin’ in $27 Billion Lawsuit

For most of the past three weeks, I’ve been trying to learn as many details as possible about the a $27 billion class-action lawsuit pitting the Amazon Defense Coalition against Chevron.  Only last night,...

$27 Billion Lawsuit: Blogger Sends Correspondent to Ecuador

“Big Oil” is under siege.  Nowhere, however, are the stakes higher than in Ecuador.  Within six months, a judge in that country is expected to issue a decision in a class-action environmental lawsuit...

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