Chevron-Texaco pollution case in Ecuador

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chevron-Texaco_pollution_case_in_Ecuador
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf environmental lawsuit
gptkbp:affectedCommunities Indigenous people
gptkbp:allegedPollutionType toxic waste dumping
oil contamination
gptkbp:arbitrationOutcome in favor of Chevron
gptkbp:ChevronAcquiredTexaco 2001
gptkbp:ChevronResponse refused to pay
alleged fraud in judgment
gptkbp:controversy allegations of judicial corruption
debate over environmental responsibility
gptkbp:courtDecisionYear 2011
gptkbp:destroyedBy $9.5 billion
gptkbp:documentary gptkb:Crude
gptkbp:EcuadorianCourt Sucumbíos Provincial Court
gptkbp:environmentalImpact water pollution
soil contamination
health problems in local communities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chevron-Texaco pollution case in Ecuador
gptkbp:impact precedent for transnational environmental litigation
gptkbp:initialLawsuitFiled 1993
gptkbp:internationalArbitration gptkb:Permanent_Court_of_Arbitration_at_The_Hague
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Chevron_Corporation
gptkb:Texaco
gptkbp:legalIssue Ecuadorian plaintiffs
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ecuador
gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Steven_Donziger
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Aguinda_v._Texaco,_Inc.
gptkb:Lago_Agrio_oil_field
gptkbp:subsequentLitigation gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:SupremeCourtDecision Chevron found liable
gptkbp:TexacoOperated 1964-1992
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amazon_Watch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6