Lago Agrio oil field litigation

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:allegation health impacts on local communities
contamination of Amazon rainforest
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Chevron-Texaco lawsuit
gptkbp:counterLitigation Chevron RICO lawsuit against Steven Donziger
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Chevron_Corporation
gptkbp:documentary gptkb:Crude_(2009_film)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lago Agrio oil field litigation
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Chevron_Corporation
gptkb:Texaco
gptkbp:involvesPlaintiffs residents of Lago Agrio
gptkbp:judge gptkb:United_States_courts
Ecuadorian courts
gptkbp:judgmentAmount $9.5 billion
gptkbp:judgmentDate 2011
gptkbp:legalActionType class action
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ecuador
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:notableFor international legal controversy
one of the largest environmental lawsuits
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Amazon_Defense_Coalition
gptkb:Steven_Donziger
gptkbp:relatedTo environmental justice
transnational litigation
gptkbp:result enforcement actions in other countries
judgment against Chevron in Ecuador
gptkbp:startDate 1993
gptkbp:subject environmental damage
oil pollution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aguinda_v._Texaco,_Inc.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7